‎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)

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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

Raimund Herincx, John Alldis, John Alldis Choir, 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)

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

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

1:32

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

Sir Charles Groves, Eugene Holmes, 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)

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

4:14

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

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Sir Charles Groves, Claudia Lindsey, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

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

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass
John Alldis

Conductor
John Alldis Choir

Chorus

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

Simon Estes

John Alldis

John Alldis Choir

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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