Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35 & Severn Suite, Op. 87

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

• Released on 1/1/93 by Chandos
• Main artists: London Symphony Orchestra
• Genre: Classical

Digital booklet

Caractacus, op. 35 (Edward Elgar)

1 Scene 1: Watchmen, alert! (Chorus)

London Symphony Chorus 00:05:50

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

David Wilson-Johnson 00:06:13

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

Judith Howarth 00:02:22

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist - Judith Howarth, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

Judith Howarth 00:02:45

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Judith Howarth, Artist, MainArtist

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

Arthur Davies 00:02:42

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist, MainArtist - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist - Judith Howarth, Artist

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6 Scene 1: Rest, weary monarch (Chorus)

London Symphony Chorus 00:03:07

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

Stephen Roberts 00:04:53

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - Stephen Roberts, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

Stephen Roberts 00:02:36

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - Stephen Roberts, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

Stephen Roberts 00:08:00

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - Stephen Roberts, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

David Wilson-Johnson 00:05:20

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - Stephen Roberts, Artist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

Arthur Davies 00:03:06

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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12 Scene 3: Introduction: Woodland Interlude

London Symphony Orchestra 00:01:59

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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

London Symphony Chorus 00:01:15

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - London Symphony Chorus, Choir, MainArtist

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

Judith Howarth 00:03:43

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist - Judith Howarth, Artist, MainArtist

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

Arthur Davies 00:01:43

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist, MainArtist

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

Arthur Davies 00:05:46

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist, MainArtist - Judith Howarth, Artist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

London Symphony Chorus 00:02:32

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

Judith Howarth 00:02:35

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Judith Howarth, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

London Symphony Chorus 00:02:23

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

David Wilson-Johnson 00:04:21

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

Stephen Roberts 00:04:22

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - Stephen Roberts, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

London Symphony Chorus 00:07:18

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

Alastair Miles 00:01:12

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Alastair Miles, Artist, MainArtist

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

David Wilson-Johnson 00:04:41

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist, MainArtist - Judith Howarth, Artist

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9 Scene 6: Slay the Briton (Chorus, Claudius)

Alastair Miles 00:00:36

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Alastair Miles, Artist, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

David Wilson-Johnson 00:02:41

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist - Alastair Miles, Artist - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist, MainArtist - Judith Howarth, Artist - London Symphony Chorus, Choir

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

Judith Howarth 00:02:33

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Arthur Davies, Artist - David Wilson-Johnson, Artist - Judith Howarth, Artist, MainArtist

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

London Symphony Chorus 00:04:53

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - London Symphony Chorus, Choir, MainArtist

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Severn Suite, Op. 87 (Version for Orchestra) (Edward Elgar)

13 I. Introduction: Worcester Castle

London Symphony Orchestra 00:02:35

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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14 II. Toccata: Tournament

London Symphony Orchestra 00:03:57

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15 III. Fugue: The Cathedral

London Symphony Orchestra 00:04:03

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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16 IV. Minuet: Commandery

London Symphony Orchestra 00:05:12

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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17 V. Coda: Lento

London Symphony Orchestra 00:02:16

Richard Hickox, Conductor - Edward Elgar, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 33 track(s)
• Total length: 01:59:30
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: London Symphony Orchestra
• Composer: Edward Elgar
• Label: Chandos
• Genre: Classical
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Digital booklet

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