| Description |
1 audio disc (46 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
004537 |
| 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 |
| Series |
COMPACT DISC.
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COMPACT DISC.
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| Note |
Songs from the ballad opera by John Gay, with earlier and/or later versions of the songs. |
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The settings from the Beggar's opera itself are all performed from the voice and continuo arrangements by J.C. Pepusch in the third edition of the opera (1729), and are accompanied by harpsichord and bass viol. |
| Performer |
Patrizia Kwella, soprano ; Paul Elliott, tenor ; The Broadside Band ; Jeremy Barlow, conductor. |
| Note |
Notes by the conductor in English, with French & German translations and texts, with French & German translations (31 p.) in container. |
| Contents |
Cold and raw (6:12) -- Over the hills and far away (2:54) -- Oh, the broom (4:58) -- Would you have a young virgin (5:00) -- What shall I do to show how much I love her (3:56) -- Fill ev'ry glass (2:36) -- Charming Billy (4:54) -- The lass of Patie's Mill (5:28) -- Greensleeves (8:17). |
| Language |
Sung in English. |
| Subject |
Ballad operas -- Excerpts.
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Ballad operas. |
| Genre/Form |
Excerpts.
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| Subject |
Folk songs, English -- Great Britain.
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Folk songs, English. |
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Great Britain. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
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Pepusch, John Christopher, 1667-1752.
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Kwella, Patrizia, singer.
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Elliott, Paul, 1950- singer.
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Barlow, Jeremy, 1939- conductor.
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Broadside Band, performer.
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| Added Title |
Beggar's opera. Selections. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98003850
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Opéra des gueux |
| Music No. |
HMC 901071 Harmonia Mundi France |
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