‎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)

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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

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

1:32

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

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

4:14

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

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Sir Charles Groves, Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra

3:36

Lento - Molto moderato e tranquillo

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

6:37

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

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

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 -

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

3:29

In Tempo -

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

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
John Alldis Choir

Chorus
John Alldis

Conductor
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass

John Willan

Producer
Christopher Bishop

Producer
Christopher Parker

Balance Engineer
Stuart Eltham

Balance Engineer

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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Frederick Delius

Sir Charles Groves

John Alldis Choir

John Alldis

Simon Estes

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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