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Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version)

Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (1994 Revised Version)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
2014
Harrison Birtwistle
Gawain
2:16:21
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:17
Gawain, Act I The Story Begins. Night After Night (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
6:23
Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Richard Greager, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
5:15
Three Riddles. There Was a Man (1994 Revised Version)
Omar Ebrahim, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Elgar Howarth, François Le Roux
2:05
Arthur's Response. How Can I Eat? (1994 Revised Version)
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Omar Ebrahim, Richard Greager, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
2:24
Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. This Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:34
Mystery of the Open Door. It's Nothing (1994 Revised Version)
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Elgar Howarth, Richard Greager, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:52
Another Riddle. Something Stranger Than Charity (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Omar Ebrahim, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:46
Door Knock, Prophesies & Threats. Now Is the Hour of Legacy or Loss (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:33
Entrance of the Green Knight. Now I Shall Test His Strength (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:07
The Green Knight Rides into the Court (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:09
The Green Knight's Challenge. Which of You Is King? (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Marie Angel, Richard Greager, Elgar Howarth, Alan Ewing, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Sir John Tomlinson, François Le Roux
9:14
The Court's Reaction, Gawain Accepts the Challenge. God's Name (1994 Revised Version)
Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Elgar Howarth, Alan Ewing, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
3:35
The Raising of the Axe (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:13
Time Frozen. This Is the Moment That Waited for You (1994 Revised Version)
Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
3:03
Gawain Decapitates the Green Knight. God's Name! (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Alan Ewing, Marie Angel, Omar Ebrahim, Richard Greager, Anne Howells, Sir John Tomlinson
1:15
The Severed Head Instructs Gawain. My Title Is Knight of the Green Chapel (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
4:05
The Green Knight Rides Off (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:38
The Court's Reaction. It's Nothing (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Richard Greager, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:48
Prophesies & Threats. Now That You've Seen Its Face (1994 Revised Version)
Richard Greager, Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:50
Tableau Ia. Winter. Day (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:52
Tableau Ib. Winter. Night. Here Is Your Second Birth (1994 Revised Version)
Alan Ewing, Marie Angel, Richard Greager, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Omar Ebrahim, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Penelope Walmsley-Clark
1:11
Tableau IIa. Spring. Day (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:53
Tableau IIb. Spring. Night. Here Is Your Second Skin (1994 Revised Version)
Kevin Smith, Elgar Howarth, John Marsden, Royal Opera Chorus, Marie Angel, Omar Ebrahim, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Greager
1:11
Tableau IIIa. Summer. Day (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:56
Tableau IIIb. Summer. Night. Here Is Your Second Flesh (1994 Revised Version)
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Alan Ewing, Omar Ebrahim, Richard Greager, Marie Angel, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus
1:10
Tableau IVa. Autumn. Day (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:53
Tableau IVb. Autumn. Night. Here Is Your Second Arm (1994 Revised Version)
Richard Greager, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Alan Ewing, Omar Ebrahim, Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Marie Angel
1:11
Tableau Va. Winter II. Day (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:53
Tableau Vb. Winter II. Night. Here Is Your Badge of Steel (1994 Revised Version)
Alan Ewing, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Omar Ebrahim, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark
1:09
Tableau Vc. Winter II. Coda. Now with a Single Step (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:46
Morgan le Fay's Prediction. Now with a Single Step (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
5:19
The Journey (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:32
A Glimpse. Soon What You Most Love (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:15
The Journey Continues. A Single Step (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
1:34
Gawain, Act II A Glimpse of the Future. Soon... What You Want, You'll Have (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sir John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Marie Angel, François Le Roux
0:12
The Journey Continues. A Day, Another Day, a Week of Days (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
1:36
A Glimpse of the Future. Soon You'll See Its Face (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth, Sir John Tomlinson, François Le Roux, Royal Opera Chorus, Marie Angel
0:11
The Journey Continues. Another Mile, Another Day, Another Week (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
1:52
A Glimpse of the Future. This Is the Hour of Vanity or Choice (1994 Revised Version)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Sir John Tomlinson, Royal Opera Chorus, Marie Angel, François Le Roux
0:12
The Journey Continues. Mile After Mile, Day After Day, Week After Week (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
2:13
Castle de Hautdesert. Welcome, Welcome, Welcome (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Sir John Tomlinson, Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
1:17
Dance Aria. Now We Shall Learn (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:50
Bertilak de Hautdesert's Welcome & Gawain's Foreboding. My Food, My Wine, My Hearth (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
3:51
The First Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
2:31
The First Hunt & Temptation. The Door Was Unlocked (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
4:25
An Aside from Morgan le Fay. A Gift He Must Not Refuse (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:31
Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. Who's There? (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
1:30
The Second Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
2:24
The Second Hunt & Temptation. Are You Gawain? (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
3:18
An aside from Morgan le Fay. A Word He Must Not Hear (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, François Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
0:42
Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. Here's Your Trophy (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Sir John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
0:57
The Third Lullaby. Lie Down Without Fear of the Dark (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, François Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
2:37
The Third Hunt & Temptation. Winter Sun on Melting Snow. It's Blinding (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
5:28
An Aside from Morgan le Fay. Who's There? (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
0:28
Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return. I Hunted All Day (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Sir John Tomlinson, François Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
1:07
Prophesies & Threats. Soon, the Moment That Waited for You (1994 Revised Version)
Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
3:43
The Green Chapel. Fear of Death (1994 Revised Version)
Sir John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth, François Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
2:01
Gawain Faces Death. Now I Acquit Myself (1994 Revised Version)
Marie Angel, Elgar Howarth, Sir John Tomlinson, François Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
2:51
Gawain's Reprieve. The First Blow (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Sir John Tomlinson, Marie Angel, François Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
4:04
The Journey Back Begins (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux, Royal Opera Chorus, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Sir John Tomlinson
0:28
The Court. Arthur, Join Us (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
4:31
Gawain's Return. Gawain (1994 Revised Version)
Omar Ebrahim, Elgar Howarth, Royal Opera Chorus, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Alan Ewing, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Greager, Marie Angel, François Le Roux
3:35
Gawain's Epilogue. I Left This Place (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, François Le Roux
2:27
Coda. Now, at the Year's Dead End (1994 Revised Version)
Elgar Howarth, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
3:08

5 August 2014 65 Tracks, 2 Hours 16 minutes ℗ 2014 NMC Recordings

RECORD LABEL

NMC Recordings

  • Harrison Birtwistle

    Composer

  • Elgar Howarth

    Conductor

  • Anne Howells

    Mezzo-Soprano

  • Omar Ebrahim

    Baritone

  • Alan Ewing

    Bass

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