Delius: A Village Romeo And Juliet (Home Of Opera)

CD1

1. (Allegro ma non troppo, con vigore) - Straight on, my plough, straight on! (orchestra, Manz) - Benjamin Luxon/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
2. 'Tis such a shame to let good land lie waste (Marti, Manz) - Benjamin Luxon/Noel Mangin/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
3. Come, Vrenchen, come! (Sali, Vrenchen) - Corin Manley/Wendy Eathorne/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
4. The children are nearby (Marti, Manz) - Benjamin Luxon/Noel Mangin/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
5. How strange the song of the wind (Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler, Sali, Marti, Manz) - Benjamin Luxon/Noel Mangin/Corin Manley/Wendy Eathorne/John Shirley-Quirk/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
6. Listen, my children, you need have no fear! (The Dark Fiddler) - John Shirley-Quirk/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
7. (Sehr langsam) - We two will be the only bidders for that land (Marti, Manz) - Benjamin Luxon/Noel Mangin/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
8. (Lento) (orchestra) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
9. Vrenchen!...Sali! (Sali, Vrenchen) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
10. If only we two always stand together (Sali, Vrenchen) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
11. (Poco meno) (orchestra) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
12. (Tranquillo) - Sali!...Vrenchen! (orchestra, Vrenchen, Sali) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
13. You here? I'm not surprised (The Dark Fiddler) - John Shirley-Quirk/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
14. O Sali, I'm afraid! (Vrenchen, Sali) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
15. (Molto lento) - Shameless hussy! (orchestra, Marti, Sali, Vrenchen) - Noel Mangin/Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
16. (Lento molto) (orchestra) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
17. Ah, the darkness has come (Vrenchen, Sali) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
18. O Sali, I should have died (Vrenchen, Sali) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
19. What will you do? Where will you go? (Sali, Vrenchen) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
20. The Dream of Sali and Vrenchen (orchestra, chorus) - John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
21. (Lento) (orchestra) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
22. Ah, 'twas all a dream! (Vrenchen, Sali, Peasants) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Stephen Varcoe/Bryn Evans/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
     

CD2

1. (Con moto) (orchestra, fairground women & men, chorus, Peasants) - Stephen Varcoe/Bryn Evans/Mavis Beattie/Doreen Price/Elaine Barry/Pauline Stevens/Martyn Hill/John Huw Davies/Sarah Walker/Paul Taylor/Franklyn Whiteley/Robert Bateman/John Noble/Ian Partridge/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Mer
2. Oh, Sali, look at those lovely, lovely things! (Vrenchen, Sali, fairground women & men, Peasants) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Stephen Varcoe/Bryn Evans/Mavis Beattie/Doreen Price/Elaine Barry/Pauline Stevens/Martyn Hill/John Huw Davies/Sarah Walker/Paul Taylor/Franklyn Whiteley/Robert Bateman/John Noble/Ian Partridge/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/Ro
3. Well well! What do I see? (First Woman & Man, Vrenchen, Sali, Second Man & Woman, Peasants, fairground women & man, chorus) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Stephen Varcoe/Bryn Evans/Felicity Palmer/Mavis Beattie/Doreen Price/Elaine Barry/Pauline Stevens/Martyn Hill/John Huw Davies/Sarah Walker/Paul Taylor/Franklyn Whiteley/Robert Bateman/John Noble/Ian Partridge/John Alldis Choi
4. Come, my Vrenchen! (Sali, Vrenchen, chorus) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/John Alldis Choir/John Alldis/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
5. The Walk to the Paradise Garden (orchestra) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
6. Dance and song, all day long! (Vagabonds) - Robert Bateman/John Noble/Ian Partridge/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
7. (Lento) (orchestra) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
8. So I must tell you (The Dark Fiddler) - John Shirley-Quirk/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
9. The twilight closes round the garden (Sali, Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/John Shirley-Quirk/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
10. (Moderato) - Vagabonds and comrades! (orchestra, Vagabonds, Vrenchen, Sali, The Dark Fiddler) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/John Shirley-Quirk/Robert Bateman/John Noble/Ian Partridge/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
11. Come with us...live in freedom! (Vagabonds, Vrenchen, The Dark Fiddler, Sali) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/John Shirley-Quirk/Robert Bateman/John Noble/Ian Partridge/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
12. Halleo! halleo! (First & Second Bargees, Vrenchen, Sali) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Robert Bateman/John Noble/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
13. Passing strangers, drifting by (Sali, Vrenchen) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
14. See, the silver moonlight kisses the woods (Sali, Vrenchen) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
15. See, our marriage bed awaits us! (Sali, Vagabonds, Vrenchen, First & Third Bargees) - Robert Tear/Elizabeth Harwood/Robert Bateman/Ian Partridge/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Meredith Davies
16. 'It is strange that as the years go by...' - Florida Suite (III)/Beecham - - Eric Fenby
17. 'Though Delius had by this time...' - A Mass of Life/Groves - - Eric Fenby
18. 'I never hear that music...' - Paris/Groves - - Eric Fenby
19. 'The peak of this complicated type of writing...' - Florida Suite (III)/Beecham - - Eric Fenby
20. 'I must confess...' - Appalachia/Barbirolli - - Eric Fenby
21. 'Surely one can feel there...' - In a Summer Garden/Barbirolli - - Eric Fenby
22. 'It has been said that Delius is a mood...' - Cello Concerto/du Pré, Sargent - - Eric Fenby
23. 'Delius was certainly the least professional...[demonstrates dictation process at piano]' - Cynara/Shirley-Quirk, Groves - - Eric Fenby
24. 'When Delius died in 1934...' - An Arabesque/Shirley-Quirk, Groves - Eric Fenby
     

CD3

1. Libretto - Benjamin Luxon/Noel Mangin/Corin Manley/Robert Tear/Wendy Eathorne/Elizabeth Harwood/John Shirley-Quirk/Stephen Varcoe/Bryn Evans/Felicity Palmer/Mavis Beattie/Doreen Price/Elaine Barry/Pauline Stevens/Martyn Hill/John Huw Davies/Sarah Walker/Paul Taylor/
2. Synopsis - Benjamin Luxon/Noel Mangin/Corin Manley/Robert Tear/Wendy Eathorne/Elizabeth Harwood/John Shirley-Quirk/Stephen Varcoe/Bryn Evans/Felicity Palmer/Mavis Beattie/Doreen Price/Elaine Barry/Pauline Stevens/Martyn Hill/John Huw Davies/Sarah Walker/Paul Taylor/