The 1st work a cantata for tenor and soprano soloists, mixed chorus, and orchestra, after the opera Hugh the drover; the 2nd work incidental music for the play by Maeterlinck, for orchestra.
Text of the 1st work by Harold Child, adapted by Maurice Jacobson in collaboration with the composer.
Compact disc.
Durations: 39:34 ; 14:46.
Program notes in English, German and French, and text with German and French translations in container.
Rosa Mannion, soprano ; Thomas Randle, tenor ; Matthew Brook, baritone ; London Philharmonic Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Richard Hickox, conductor.
Recorded 3-4 Oct. 1997, All Saints Church, Tooting.
The 1st work sung in English.
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