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Elgar - The Black Knight

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CHAN 10946
 
Elgar - The Black Knight
Running Time: 60:41

Release Date: August 2017
Originally recorded in March 1995
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Producer
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Engineer assistant
Peter Newble
Venue 15th-18th March 1995
All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Vocal & Song

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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

The Black Night

36:07
Cantata for Chorus and Orchestra
To my friend, Hugh Blair, M.A., Mus. Bac., Cantab.
Scene I. The Tournament
1.
'Twas Pentecost, the Feast of Gladness'. Allegro maestoso - Molto maestoso - Più lento -
6:08
Scene II. The Entry of the Black Knight
2.
A
'To the barrier of the fight'. Moderato -
2:47
3.
B
'When he rode into the lists'. Allegro molto e fuoco - Meno mosso, poco a poco - Tempo I
3:54
Scene III. The Dance
4.
A
'Pipe and viol call the dances'. Allegretto - Più moderato - Tempo I -
5:17
5.
B
'Doth with her the dance begin'. Moderato
3:14
Scene IV. The Banquet
6.
A
'To the sumptuous banquet came'. Andante maestoso -
2:50
7.
B
'Twixt son and daughter all distraught'. Allegretto - Poco più mosso -
4:04
8.
C
'Each the father's breast embraces'. Larghetto -
3:37
9.
D
'Woe! The blessed children both'. Allegro molto - Andante - Lento - Allegro molto - Tempo I. Moderato
4:05

Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op.27

25:03
for Chorus and Orchestra
Arrangement of songs for chorus and piano
Dedicated to Mr and Mrs Henry Slingsby-Bethell
10.
I
The Dance (Sonnenbichl). Allegretto giocoso - Animato - Tempo I - Presto
3:51
11.
II
False Love (Wamberg). Allegretto ma moderato
4:20
12.
III
Lullaby (In Hammersbach). Moderato
3:52
13.
IV
Aspiration (Bei Sankt Anton). Adagio
3:07
14.
V
On the Alm (Hoch Alp). Allegro piacevole
3:29
15.
VI
The Marksmen (Bei Murnau). Allegro vivace - Grandioso
6:06
TT:: 61:24
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Stephen Westrop - chorus master
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox






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