‎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)

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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, Raimund Herincx, 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 -

Sir Charles Groves, London Symphony Orchestra

2:19

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

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

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)

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

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)

Sir Charles Groves, Pamela Smith, London Symphony Orchestra, Eleanor Capp, Doreen Walker, Elaine Barry, Lesley Reid, 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, Edmund Walters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

3:29

In Tempo -

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

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
John Alldis Choir

Chorus
John Alldis

Conductor
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

John Alldis Choir

John Alldis

London Symphony Orchestra

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

Production