Herrmann: Moby Dick & Sinfonietta for Strings

Michael Schønwandt, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Edgar-Wilson, David Wilson-Johnson, Poul Emborg, Rasmus Gravers, Danish National Choir, Florian Helgath

• Released on 01/10/2011 by Chandos
• Main artists: Michael Schønwandt, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Edgar-Wilson, David Wilson-Johnson, Poul Emborg, Rasmus Gravers, Danish National Choir
• Genre: Cantatas (secular)
• Distinctions: Gramophone Editor's Choice

Moby Dick (Bernard Herrmann)

1 And God created great whales (Chorus)

00:01:07

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Danish National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Florian Helgath, Conductor, MainArtist

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2 Call me Ishmael (Ishmael)

00:03:24

Richard Edgar-Wilson, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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3 Hymn. The ribs and terrors in the whale (Chorus)

00:05:57

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Danish National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Florian Helgath, Conductor, MainArtist

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4 At last anchor was up, the sails were set (Ishmael)

00:01:19

Richard Edgar-Wilson, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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5 Send everyone aft. mastheads there! Come down! (Ahab, Chorus)

00:03:29

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - David Wilson-Johnson, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Danish National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Florian Helgath, Conductor, MainArtist

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6 Yonder, by the ever-brimming goblet's rim (Ahab)

00:07:56

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - David Wilson-Johnson, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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7 Hist, boys! Let's have a jig! - Oh! Thou bug white God aloft there (Voice, Drunken Sailor, Pip, Chorus)

00:08:24

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Uffe Henriksen, Soloist, MainArtist - Danish National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Florian Helgath, Conductor, MainArtist - Poul Emborg, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Rasmus Gravers, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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8 It was a clear steel-blue day - Aye, toil how we may - Starbuck! (Ishmael, Ahab, Sailor)

00:08:57

Richard Edgar-Wilson, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Bernard Herrmann, Composer - David Wilson-Johnson, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Poul Emborg, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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9 There she blows! There she blows! - Starbuck, some men die at ebb tide - Oh! My captain, my captain! (Sailor, Ahab, Starbuck)

00:02:00

Richard Edgar-Wilson, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Bernard Herrmann, Composer - David Wilson-Johnson, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Poul Emborg, MainArtist, TenorSolo

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10 Lower away! Stand by the crew! (Ahab, Starbuck, Chorus)

00:02:33

Richard Edgar-Wilson, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Bernard Herrmann, Composer - David Wilson-Johnson, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Danish National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Florian Helgath, Conductor, MainArtist

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11 Thus, I give up the spear! - And I only am escaped alone to tell thee (Ahab, Ishmael, Chorus)

00:01:19

Richard Edgar-Wilson, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Bernard Herrmann, Composer - David Wilson-Johnson, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist - Danish National Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Florian Helgath, Conductor, MainArtist

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Sinfonietta (Bernard Herrmann)

12 I. Prelude. Slowly (Andante molto)

00:03:35

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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13 II. Scherzo. Presto

00:02:34

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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14 III. Adagio

00:03:33

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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15 IV. Interlude. Largo (Softly as possible)

00:02:31

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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16 V. Variations

00:04:34

Bernard Herrmann, Composer - Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michael Schønwandt, Conductor, MainArtist

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
• Total length: 01:03:12

• Main artists: Michael Schønwandt, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Richard Edgar-Wilson, David Wilson-Johnson, Poul Emborg, Rasmus Gravers, Danish National Choir
• Composer: Bernard Herrmann
• Label: Chandos
• Genre: Classical Secular Vocal Music Cantatas (secular)
Available in
24-Bit/96 kHz Stereo

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Distinctions:

• Gramophone Editor's Choice