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+The Soul's Ransom;The Lotos-Eaters;Blest pair of Sirens;
I was glad

  • Artist: Anne Dawson, Della Jones, Arthur Davies, Brian Rayner Cook, London Philharmonic Choir, London PO, London SO, Bamert, Hickox
  • Label: Chandos , DDD, 1988/91
  • Order number: 3630273
  • Release date: 24.3.2006

Disk 1 von 2

The Soul's Ransom (Sinfonia Sacra) (für Sopran, Baß, Chor und Orchester)

  1. 1 Section 1: Introduction Start
  2. 2 Chor: Who can number the sands of the sea Start
  3. 3 Section 2: Hear ye this, O ye people Start
  4. 4 Chor: We look for light, but behold darkness Start
  5. 5 Solo and Chor: Why are ye so fearful, O ye of little faith? Start
  6. 6 Section 3: The hand of the Lord was upon me Start
  7. 7 Section 4: The people that walked in darkness Start
  8. 8 Chor: See now, ye that love the light Start

The Lotos Eaters (für Sopran, Chor und Orchester)

  1. 9 Chor: There is sweet music here that softer falls Start
  2. 10 Chor: Why are we weigh'd upon with heaviness Start
  3. 11 Solo: Lo! in the middle of the wood Start
  4. 12 Chor: Hateful is the dark-blue sky Start
  5. 13 Solo: How sweet it were, hearing the downward stream Start
  6. 14 Chor: Dear is the memory of our wedded lives Start
  7. 15 Solo: But, propt on beds of amaranth and moly Start
  8. 16 Chor and Solo: The Lotos blooms below the barren peak Start

Disk 2 von 2

  1. 1 Blest Pair of Sirens Start

Invocation to Music (An Ode in Honour of Henry Purcell by Robert Bridges)

  1. 2 Introduction and Chor: Myriad voiced Queen! Start
  2. 3 Solo und Chor: Turn, O return! Start
  3. 4 Solo: Thee, fair Poetry oft hath sought Start
  4. 5 Chor: The monstrouse sea Start
  5. 6 Duett: Love to Love calleth Start
  6. 7 Solo: To me, to me, fair-hearted Goddess, come! Start
  7. 8 Chor: Man, born of desire Start
  8. 9 Solo and Chor: Rejoice, ye dead, where'er your spirits dwell Start
  9. 10 Terzett: O enter with me gates of delight Start
  10. 11 Chor: Thou, O Queen of sinless grace Start
  1. 12 I was glad Start

Product Information

Chandos has been a major player in the long overdue rehabilitation of Parry's music. Here his most important large scale choral works are available as a 2-CD set for the first time at the price of one full price disc.

The only available set of these large scale choral works combined with two of Parry's most shorter popular works.

It features outstanding soloists supported by both the LPO under Bamert and the LSO under Hickox.

It comes complete with a booklet containing comprehensive notes and full texts

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