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

6:20

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

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

3:36

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

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

3:19

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

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

1:52

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

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

2:13

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

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

2:28

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

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

3:15

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

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

3:02

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

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

3:39

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

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

6:07

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

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

5:35

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

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

2:57

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

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

4:00

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

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

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, John Alldis Choir, Sir Charles Groves

6:00

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

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

4:50

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

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

4:14

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

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

1:41

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

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

5:59

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

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

4:24

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

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

2:22

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

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

1:30

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

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

4:20

"My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)

Claudia Lindsey, Sir Charles Groves, 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)

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

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 -

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

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

10:28

Frederick Delius

Composer
Sir Charles Groves

Conductor
John Alldis Choir

Chorus
John Alldis

Conductor
Simon Estes

Bass Guitar, Bass

Christopher Bishop

Producer
John Willan

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 Choir

John Alldis

Simon Estes

Production

Delius Koanga . The Song of the High Hills

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