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ELGAR, E.: Caractacus / Severn Suite (Howarth, A. Davies, Wilson-Johnson, A. Miles, Roberts, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Hickox)

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Label: Chandos

Genre: Choral - Secular; Orchestral

Period: 20th Century

Catalogue No: CHAN241-58

Barcode: 095115245828

Release Date: 01/2016

ELGAR, E.: Caractacus / Severn Suite (Howarth, A. Davies, Wilson-Johnson, A. Miles, Roberts, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, Hickox)

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Disc 1

Elgar, Edward
Acworth, H. A. - Lyricist

Caractacus, Op. 35

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)
Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
Howarth, Judith (soprano)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Roberts, Stephen (baritone)
Miles, Alastair (bass)

1

Scene 1: Watchmen, alert! (Chorus)

05:49

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

2

Scene 1: Watchmen, alert! the King is here (Caractacus, Chorus)

06:13

Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

3

Scene 1: Father! … Sire and King (Eigen, Caractacus, Orbin, Chorus)

02:22

Howarth, Judith (soprano)
Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

4

Scene 1: At eve to the greenwood, we wander'd away (Eigen)

02:45

Howarth, Judith (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

5

Scene 1: On the ocean and the river (Orbin, Caractacus, Eigen)

02:41

Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
Howarth, Judith (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

6

Scene 1: Rest, weary monarch (Chorus)

03:07

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

7

Scene 2: Tread the mystic circle round (Arch-Druid, Chorus)

04:53

Roberts, Stephen (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

8

Scene 2: Lord of dread and lord of pow'r (Arch-Druid, Chorus)

02:36

Roberts, Stephen (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

9

Scene 2: Bard, what read ye in the field (Arch-Druid, Orbin, Chorus, Caractacus)

08:00

Roberts, Stephen (baritone)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

10

Scene 2: Leap to light, my brand of fight (Caractacus, Chorus, Orbin, Arch-Druid)

05:19

Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Roberts, Stephen (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

11

Scene 2: Hence, ere the Druid's wrath is woke (Chorus, Orbin)

03:05

Davies, Arthur (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

12

Scene 3: Introduction: Woodland Interlude

01:59

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

13

Scene 3: Come! beneath our woodland bow'rs (Chorus)

01:14

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

14

Scene 3: O'er-arch'd by leaves the streamlet weaves (Eigen, Orbin)

03:43

Howarth, Judith (soprano)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

15

Scene 3: Last night beneath the sacred oak (Orbin)

01:43

Davies, Arthur (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

16

Scene 3: Come! beneath our woodland bow'rs … (Chorus, Orbin, Eigen)

05:43

Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Howarth, Judith (soprano)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Disc 2

1

Scene 4: Wild rumours shake our calm retreat (Chorus)

02:30

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

2

Scene 4: When the glow of the evening had died from the hill (Eigen, Chorus)

02:34

Howarth, Judith (soprano)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

3

Scene 4: We were gather'd by the river (Chorus)

02:22

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

4

Scene 4: O my warriors, tell me truly (Caractacus, Chorus)

04:21

Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

5

Scene 5: Captive Britons, see them! Hark (Chorus, A Bard)

04:22

Roberts, Stephen (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

6

Scene 6: Processional Music - The march triumphal thunders (Chorus)

07:17

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

7

Scene 6: Unbind his hands, silence the trumpets (Claudius)

01:11

Miles, Alastair (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

8

Scene 6: Heap torment upon torment, woe on woe (Caractacus, Eigen, Orbin)

04:41

Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
Howarth, Judith (soprano)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

9

Scene 6: Slay the Briton (Chorus, Claudius)

00:35

Miles, Alastair (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

10

Scene 6: I plead not for myself (Caractacus, Orbin, Eigen, Chorus, Claudius)

02:41

Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Howarth, Judith (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

11

Scene 6: Grace from the Roman! (Eigen, Orbin, Caractacus)

02:33

Howarth, Judith (soprano)
Davies, Arthur (tenor)
Wilson-Johnson, David (bass)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

12

Scene 6: The clang of arms is over (Chorus)

04:53

London Symphony Chorus (Choir)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Elgar, Edward

Severn Suite, Op. 87 (version for orchestra)

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

13

I. Introduction: Worcester Castle

02:35

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

14

II. Toccata: Tournament

03:57

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

15

III. Fugue: The Cathedral

04:03

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

16

IV. Minuet: Commandery

05:12

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

17

V. Coda: Lento

02:14

London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Hickox, Richard (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:59:13