| Description |
1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
002900 002428 001257 |
| 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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mono |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Essential classics
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Essential classics.
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| Note |
The 1st work selections from incidental music to James Elroy Flecker's play Hassan, or, The golden journey to Samarkand. |
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Words of the 2nd work from Walt Whitman's poem Out of the cradle endlessly rocking; words of the 3rd work by Jens Peter Jacobsen. |
| Performer |
Lesley Fry (1st work), Bruce Boyce (2nd work), Einar Nørby (3rd work), baritones; BBC Chorus; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Beecham, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1954-1958. |
| Note |
"Consists of previously released material."--Container. |
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Compact disc. |
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Durations: 29:00; 24:28; 12:57. |
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Program notes by Robert Cushman (10 p.) in container. |
| Contents |
Hassan. Interlude between Scenes I & II/Introduction ; Serenade (solo violin) ; Short interlude ; Chorus behind the scenes : unaccompanied ; Dance of the beggars of Baghdad ; Chorus of women ; Prelude to Act III ; The great hall of the palace/Chorus of soldiers ; The procession of protracted death ; Serenade (repeated, solo violin) ; Closing scene : The golden road to Samarkand. |
| Subject |
Incidental music -- Excerpts.
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Incidental music -- Excerpts. |
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Flecker, James Elroy, 1884-1915 -- Musical settings.
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Flecker, James Elroy, 1884-1915. |
| Genre/Form |
Musical settings.
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| 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. |
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Jacobsen, J. P. (Jens Peter), 1847-1885 -- Musical settings.
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Jacobsen, J. P. (Jens Peter), 1847-1885. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Musical settings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Flecker, James Elroy, 1884-1915, lyricist.
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, lyricist.
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Jacobsen, J. P. (Jens Peter), 1847-1885, lyricist.
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Fry, Lesley, performer.
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Nørby, Einar, 1896-1983, performer.
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Boyce, Bruce, performer.
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Beecham, Thomas, 1879-1961, conductor.
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Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934.
Hassan.
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Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934.
Sea drift.
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Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934.
Arabesk.
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BBC Chorus, performer.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81129318
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| Music No. |
SBK 52752 Sony Classical |
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