| Description |
2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
002706 013100 002149 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
London: 448 170-2 (448 171-2--448 172-2). |
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The 2nd work is an oratorio. |
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Words by Walt Whitman (1st work) and John Henry Newman (2nd work), and from the Apocryphal Acts of St. John (3rd work). |
| Performer |
In the 1st work: John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; London Symphony Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Richard Hickox, conductor. In the 2nd work: Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano; Peter Pears, tenor; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone; London Symphony Chorus; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; London Symphony Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, conductor. In the 3rd work: BBC Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Adrian Boult, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Mar. 1962 (3rd work) and Apr. 1980 (1st work), Kingsway Hall, London; and July 19-24, 1971, the Maltings, Snape, England (2nd work). |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Durations: 27:06; 1:31:00; 21:49. |
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Program notes in English with French, German, Italian, and Spanish translations, and texts (18 p.) iin container. |
| Contents |
Sea drift / Delius ; text, Walt Whitman (27:07). |
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Dream of Gerontius / Elgar ; text, Cardinal Newman (90:52). |
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Hymn of Jesus / Gustav Holst ; text, Apocryphal Acts of St. John, tr. Holst (21:49). |
| Language |
Sung in English (1st work) or English and Latin (2nd-3rd works). |
| Subject |
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra. |
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Musical settings.
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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| Subject |
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890 -- Musical settings.
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Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890. |
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Musical settings.
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| Added Author |
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, lyricist.
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Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890, librettist.
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Shirley-Quirk, John, performer.
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Minton, Yvonne, performer.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, performer.
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Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008, conductor.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, conductor.
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Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983, conductor.
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Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.
Dream of Gerontius.
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Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934.
Hymn of Jesus.
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London Symphony Chorus, performer.
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King's College (University of Cambridge). Choir, performer.
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BBC Chorus, performer.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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BBC Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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| Music No. |
448 170-2 Decca |
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448 171-2 Decca |
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448 172-2 Decca |
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