The Hills of Dreamland: Elgar Orchestral Songs

~ Release by Elgar; Kathryn Rudge, Henk Neven, BBC Concert Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth, Nathalie de Montmollin, Barry Collett (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media: Orchestral Songs
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1Song Cycle, op. 59: No. 3. Oh, Soft Was the Song
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
baritone vocals:
Henk Neven (baritone) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Oh, Soft Was the Song, op. 59 no. 3 (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
lyricist:
Sir Gilbert Parker
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Songs, op. 59
Edward Elgar2:01
2Song Cycle, op. 59: No. 5. Was It Some Golden Star?
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
baritone vocals:
Henk Neven (baritone) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Was It Some Golden Star?, op. 59 no. 5 (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
lyricist:
Sir Gilbert Parker
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Songs, op. 59
Edward Elgar2:45
3Song Cycle, op. 59: No. 6. Twilight
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
baritone vocals:
Henk Neven (baritone) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Twilight, op. 59 no. 6 (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
lyricist:
Sir Gilbert Parker
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Songs, op. 59
Edward Elgar2:50
4Song Cycle, op. 59: The Wind at Dawn
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
The Wind at Dawn (orch. Elgar, 1912) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1912)
lyricist:
Caroline Alice Roberts (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
orchestration of:
The Wind at Dawn
Edward Elgar3:43
5Song Cycle, op. 59: The Pipes of Pan
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
baritone vocals:
Henk Neven (baritone) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
The Pipes of Pan (orch. Elgar, 1901) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
lyricist:
Adrian Ross (lyricist)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
orchestration of:
The Pipes of Pan
Edward Elgar3:46
6Two Songs, op. 60: No. 1. The Torch
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
performer:
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
The Torch (orch. Elgar, 1912) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1912)
lyricist:
Pietro d’Alba (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1909)
orchestration of:
The Torch, op. 60 no. 1
Edward Elgar3:16
7Two Songs, op. 60: No. 2. The River
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
performer:
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
The River (orch. Elgar, 1912) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1912)
lyricist:
Pietro d’Alba (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1909)
orchestration of:
The River, op. 60 no. 2
Edward Elgar5:24
8Pleading, op. 48
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Pleading, op. 48 (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
lyricist:
Arthur L. Salmon
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1908)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 48)
Edward Elgar4:03
9Follow the Colours: Marching Song for Soldiers
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
performer:
Henk Neven (baritone) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Follow the Colours: Marching Song for Soldiers (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
lyricist:
William de Courcy Stretton
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
Edward Elgar6:38
10The King’s Way
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
The King’s Way (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
lyricist:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1910)
Edward Elgar4:29
11Incidental Music to Grania and Diarmid: Incidental Music
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Grania and Diarmid, op. 42: I. Incidental Music (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
part of:
Grania and Diarmid, op. 42
Edward Elgar3:39
12Incidental Music to Grania and Diarmid: Funeral March
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Grania and Diarmid, op. 42: II. Funeral March (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
part of:
Grania and Diarmid, op. 42
Edward Elgar7:14
13Incidental Music to Grania and Diarmid: There Are Seven That Pull the Thread
engineer:
Marvin Ware (engineer)
producer:
Neil Varley (BBC producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
recording of:
Grania and Diarmid, op. 42: III. “There Are Seven That Pull the Thread” (Song in Act I) (from 2017-03-21 until 2017-03-23)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
part of:
Grania and Diarmid, op. 42
Edward Elgar3:33
2▼Digital Media: Elgar Society Bonus CD
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1Like to the Damask Rose
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
Like to the Damask Rose (on 2016-11-27)
lyricist:
Simon Wastell
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
Edward Elgar3:48
2Shepherd’s Song
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
Shepherd's Song, op. 16 no. 1 (on 2016-11-27)
lyricist:
Barry Pain
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
3 Songs, op. 16
Edward Elgar3:08
3Dry Those Fair, Those Crystal Eyes
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
Dry Those Fair, Those Crystal Eyes (on 2016-11-27)
lyricist:
Henry King (17th century English poet & bishop)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
Edward Elgar2:05
4The Millwheel: Winter
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
The Millwheel: Winter (on 2016-11-27)
lyricist:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
Edward Elgar2:28
5Muleteers’ Song
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
The Muleteer’s Serenade (on 2016-11-27)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
Edward Elgar2:19
6As I Laye a‐Thynkynge
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
As I laye a-thynkynge (on 2016-11-27)
lyricist:
Thomas Ingoldsby (pseudonym of Richard Harris Barham, novelist and poet)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
Edward Elgar6:57
7Queen Mary’s Song
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
Queen Mary's Song (on 2016-11-27)
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
Edward Elgar3:31
8The Torch
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
The Torch, op. 60 no. 1 (on 2016-11-27)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1909)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 60
Edward Elgar2:18
9The River
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
The River, op. 60 no. 2 (on 2016-11-27)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1909)
part of:
2 Songs, op. 60
Edward Elgar4:22
10In the Dawn
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
In the Dawn, op. 41 no. 1 (on 2016-11-27)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
part of:
Two Songs, op. 41
Edward Elgar3:11
11Speak, Music
engineer:
Paul Arden-Taylor
producer:
Siva Oke (producer)
piano:
Barry Collett (conductor/pianist) (on 2016-11-27)
soprano vocals:
Nathalie de Montmollin (soprano) (on 2016-11-27)
recorded at:
Turner Sims Concert Hall in Southampton, England, United Kingdom (on 2016-11-27)
recording of:
Speak, Music, op. 41 no. 2 (on 2016-11-27)
lyricist:
Arthur Christopher Benson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Two Songs, op. 41
Edward Elgar2:53

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liner notes:Barry Collett (conductor/pianist)
Andrew Neill
design:Andrew Giles (designer)
booklet editor:Michael Quinn (liner notes / booklet editor, Somm Recordings)
copyrighted (©) by:Somm Recordings (in 2018)
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discography entry:https://somm-recordings.com/recording/the-hills-of-dreamland-elgar-orchestral-songs/ [info]