The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August

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lyricist:Laurence Binyon
composer:Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1915 until 1917)
part of:The Spirit of England, op. 80 (movement) (order: 1)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1976-12The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of AugustRoyal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson8:51
1987-10-17 – 1987-10-18The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of AugustLondon Symphony Chorus, Felicity Lott, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox7:39
1987-10The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of AugustLondon Symphony Chorus, Felicity Lott, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox7:38
2006-02-25 – 2006-02-27The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of AugustBBC National Chorus of Wales, Susan Gritton, Andrew Kennedy, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones7:40
2018-04-14 – 2018-04-15The Spirit of England, op. 80: I. The Fourth of August: Moderato e maestoso — “Now in thy splendour go before us”. Grandioso — “The cares we hugged drop out of vision”. Poco più mosso — “Among the nations nobliest chartered”. Lento — Tempo I — “She fights the fraud that feeds desire”. Più mosso — “Endure, O Earth! and thou, awaken”. Tempo I (poco più lento) — “O wronged, untameable, unshaken”. Più lento — “Now in thy splendour go before us”. Nobilmente e grandioso, come prima — Più lentoIgor Yuzefovich, Andrew Staples, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis6:53
The Spirit of England for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 80: The Fourth of AugustHallé Choir, Rachel Nicholls, Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder7:19
The Spirit of England op. 80: “The Fourth of August”London Symphony Chorus, Dame Felicity Lott, Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox7:37