Elgar: Caractacus
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SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Caractacus
Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
[ Hyperion / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 29 March 2019
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The centuries do indeed 'roll away' as the libretto
addresses questions of empire - Roman and
Victorian - and Britain's place in the world.
But that shouldn't detract from the music; this is
simply glorious and worthy of the mature Elgar.
Eigen ELIZABETH LLEWELLYN soprano
Orbin ELGAN LLYR THOMAS tenor
Caractacus ROLAND WOOD baritone
Arch-Druid, A Bard CHRISTOPHER PURVES baritone
Claudius ALASTAIR MILES bass
Tracks:
Caractacus Op 35
CD1
Scene 1 BRITISH CAMP ON THE MALVERN HILLS-NIGHT
1 Watchmen, alert! [5'50]
2 Watchmen, alert! the King is here [5'51]
3 Father! Sire and King [2'32]
4 At eve to the greenwood [2'35]
5 On the ocean and the river [2'45]
6 Rest, weary monarch [2'56]
Scene 2 THE SACRED OAK GROVE BY THE TOMB OF THE KINGS
7 Tread the mystic circle round [4'27]
8 Invocation Lord of dread, and lord of pow'r [2'24]
9 Bard, what read ye? [7'08]
10 Leap, leap to light [4'45]
11 Hence, ere the Druid's wrath is woke [3'22]
Scene 3 THE FOREST NEAR THE SEVERN-MORNING
12 Introduction The woodland interlude [1'50]
13 Come! beneath our woodland bow'rs [1'08]
14 O'er-arch'd by leaves [3'32]
15 Last night beneath the sacred Oak [1'32]
16 Come! beneath our woodland bow'rs [5'18]
CD2
Scene 4 THE MALVERN HILLS
1 Wild rumours shake our calm retreat [2'24]
2 When the glow of the evening [2'11]
3 We were gather'd by the river [2'09]
4 Lament O my warriors [4'11]
Scene 5 THE SEVERN
5 Captive Britons, see them! [3'51]
Scene 6 ROME
6 Processional music The march triumphal thunders [7'03]
7 Unbind his hands [1'11]
8 Heap torment upon torment [4'45]
9 Slay, slay the Briton! [0'35]
10 I plead not for myself [2'32]
11 Grace from the Roman! [2'25]
12 The clang of arms is over [4'50]
