‎Roxanna Panufnik: Beastly Tales by City of London Sinfonia

On the Ganga's greenest isle lived Kuroop the crocodile (Narrator, Monkey, Mr Crocodile)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards, Roderick Williams, Yvonne Howard, Patricia Rozario

4:56

One day, Mrs Crocodile, gorged on mangoes, with a smile (Narrator, Mrs Crocodile, Mr Crocodile)

City of London Sinfonia, Roderick Williams

4:03

When the monkey saw Kuroop he let out a joyful whoop (Narrator, Monkey, Mr Crocodile)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

6:03

Death by drowning, death by slaughter - death by land or death by water (Monkey, Narrator, Mr Crocodile)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

5:38

Brekek, ko-ash/Once upon a time a frog croaked away in Bingle Bog (Frog, Narrator, Nightingale, Creatures of the Bog)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

4:34

Next night when the nightingale shook her head and twitched her tail (Narrator, Nightingale, Frog)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

3:45

Though next morning it was raining, he began her vocal training (Narrator, Nightingale, Frog)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

2:04

Every day the frog who'd sold her songs for silver tried to scold her (Narrator, Frog, Nightingale)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

6:14

Once or twice upon a time in the land of Runnyrhyme (Narrator, Hare, Mouse, Vole, Tortoise)

City of London Sinfonia

5:22

One day by the Fauna Fountain near the noble Mammal Mountain (Narrator, Hare, Mouse, Tortoise)

City of London Sinfonia

3:31

'Here!' the hare said: 'Sunday noon'...So, at the appointed time all the beasts of Runnyrhyme (Hare, Narrator, General Public, Reporters, Secretary Bird, Tortoise)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

6:24

Suddenly the dizzy hare saw a field of mushrooms where (Narrator, Hare)

City of London Sinfonia, Sian Edwards

2:42

Off the hare went, fancy-free. One hour passed, then two, then three (Narrator, Tortoise)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

5:42

But it was in fact the hare, with a calm insouciant air (Narrator, Pressmen, Will Wolf, Hare, Mole, Mouse)

Sian Edwards, City of London Sinfonia

4:38

Roxanna Panufnik

Composer
City of London Sinfonia

Orchestra
Roderick Williams

Baritone
Patricia Rozario

Soprano
Sian Edwards

Vocals, Conductor

David Groves

Producer

Roxanna Panufnik: Beastly Tales

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