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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

7:24

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

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 -

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

2:19

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

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

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

4:14

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

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

1:41

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

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

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)

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

London Symphony Orchestra, Claudia Lindsey, 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)

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

3:35

With quiet easy movement - Tranquillo -

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves

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

2:43

Very quietly - Tempo primo

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
John Alldis

Conductor
John Alldis Choir

Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

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

John Alldis

John Alldis Choir

London Symphony Orchestra

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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