‎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)

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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

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)

Eugene Holmes, Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, John Alldis Choir

4:14

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

London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Sir Charles Groves

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudia Lindsey

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)

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

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 -

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

3:29

In Tempo -

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

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

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

10:28

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

Simon Estes

London Symphony Orchestra

John Alldis Choir

Production