‎Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills by Sir Charles Groves

"Ha, ha, ha … Stop! Stop! I am quite out of breath" (Chorus, Planters' Daughters, Uncle Joe)

Eleanor Capp, Jean Temperley, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, Valerie Hill, Elaine Barry, Lesley Reid, John Alldis Choir, Simon Estes, Pamela Smith, John Alldis, Patricia Hogan, Doreen Walker

6:20

"Oh! I cannot sleep" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

Keith Erwen, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudia Lindsey, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis Choir, John Alldis

3:36

"Ah! There's Palmyra" (Simon Perez, Palmyra, The Slaves)

John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey, John Alldis, Sir Charles Groves

3:19

"But here comes Martinez" (Simon Perez, The Slaves, Don José Martinez, Palmyra)

Keith Erwen, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudia Lindsey, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis Choir, Raimund Herincx, John Alldis

1:52

"O Voodoo Manian, my fathers from your graves avenge me" (Koanga, Palmyra, Don José, Simon Perez)

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, Raimund Herincx, Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey, Eugene Holmes

7:24

"If you agree to work with us, Koanga" (Palmyra, Koanga, Don José, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis, Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey, Raimund Herincx, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Eugene Holmes

2:13

"Agreed then, that's a bargain!" (Don José, Simon Perez, Clotilda, Palmyra, Koanga)

Jean Allister, Eugene Holmes, Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey, Raimund Herincx, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

2:28

"Oh gentle mistress, how gladly I served you" (Palmyra, Clotilda, Don José, Koanga, Simon Perez, The Slaves)

Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Raimund Herincx, Jean Allister, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis, Eugene Holmes

3:15

"Now once in a way we are free for a day" (The Slaves)

Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra

3:02

"He will meet her when the sun goes down" (The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)

Jean Allister, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis, Keith Erwen, Sir Charles Groves

3:39

"How time flows on!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, Clotilda, The Slaves)

London Symphony Orchestra, Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey, John Alldis Choir, Jean Allister, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis

6:07

"The hour is near, when I to him my soul surrender" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Don José)

Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Raimund Herincx, John Alldis, John Alldis Choir

5:35

"Far, far away, Palmyra, my people mourn for me" (Koanga, The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)

Jean Allister, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Holmes, John Alldis, Keith Erwen, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis Choir

2:57

La Calinda, "Hail to thee, mighty Prince!" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Koanga, Don José)

Raimund Herincx, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Claudia Lindsey, John Alldis, Eugene Holmes

4:00

"Where is Palmyra?" (Koanga, Don José)

London Symphony Orchestra, Raimund Herincx, Eugene Holmes, Sir Charles Groves

1:32

"Hear me, God Voodoo. I have betrayed my trust" (Koanga)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Eugene Holmes

3:49

Introduction. Lento molto tranquillo -

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

2:19

"Ah! Ah! … Onyame! Onyame! … Hougan, Hougan, Koanga comes" (The Slaves, Rangwan)

John Alldis Choir, John Alldis, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Simon Estes

6:00

"Come tell me, Rangwan, holy priest" (Koanga, Rangwan, The Slaves)

London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis, Simon Estes, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis Choir, Eugene Holmes

4:50

Dance. Furioso - "See, he prays! Voodoo must hear him" (The Slaves)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis, John Alldis Choir

4:14

"Sick and pale the sun sinks down" (The Slaves)

John Alldis Choir, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis

1:41

"Ah! I hear Palmyra's voice" (Palmyra, Koanga, The Slaves)

Sir Charles Groves, Eugene Holmes, John Alldis, Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir

5:59

"Fools you are to weep and wail!" (Don José, The Slaves)

London Symphony Orchestra, Raimund Herincx, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis Choir, John Alldis

4:24

"Ah! Tell me where Koanga is!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey

2:22

"Koanga! … Now, by the seven times seven plagues" (Simon Perez, Koanga, Palmyra)

Sir Charles Groves, Keith Erwen, Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Holmes

1:30

"I cannot bear the sight!" (Palmyra, Koanga)

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudia Lindsey, Eugene Holmes

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Sir Charles Groves, Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra

3:36

Lento - Molto moderato e tranquillo

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

6:37

"How sad, Uncle Joe, that she should die" (Renée, Hélène, Jeanne, Aurore, Olive, Paulette)

London Symphony Orchestra, Pamela Smith, Sir Charles Groves, Patricia Hogan, Doreen Walker, Elaine Barry, Lesley Reid, Eleanor Capp

3:35

With quiet easy movement - Tranquillo -

Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

8:18

Very slow (The wide, far distance - The great solitude) - Slow and solemnly -

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

3:29

In Tempo -

Sir Charles Groves, Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

Edmund Walters, Peter Bingham, Miriam Bowen, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
John Alldis Choir

Chorus
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass

Christopher Bishop

Producer
John Willan

Producer
Christopher Parker

Balance Engineer
Stuart Eltham

Balance Engineer

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

RECORD LABEL

Frederick Delius

Sir Charles Groves

London Symphony Orchestra

John Alldis Choir

Simon Estes

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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