‎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)

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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

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)

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

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

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 -

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

2:19

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

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

6:00

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

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

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Claudia Lindsey

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

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, Sir Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, 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

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

Christopher Bishop

Producer
John Willan

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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