Hassan - complete incidental music
Album by Delius; Zeb Soanes, Britten Sinfonia Voices, Britten Sinfonia, Jamie Phillips
Released 19 April 2024
Tracklist
- 1Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Quietly but expressivelyFrederick Delius4:22
- 2Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 1: We are in old Baghdad (Narrator)Frederick Delius2:29
- 3Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude betweenFrederick Delius1:50
- 4Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in from of the houseFrederick Delius0:26
- 5Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: It is later that night (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:57
- 6Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Serenade. Con moto moderatoFrederick Delius1:49
- 7Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: The shutters open, and Yasmin appears (Narrator)Frederick Delius2:26
- 8Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Very quietlyFrederick Delius0:52
- 9Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slowFrederick Delius2:08
- 10Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: The first light of dawn shines in the sky (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:27
- 11Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Prelude. With animationFrederick Delius0:50
- 12Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan… (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:37
- 13Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)Frederick Delius0:08
- 14Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 1, Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could imagine. Quick and vigorouslyPercy Grainger1:20
- 15Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: And then, after the Beggars (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:06
- 16Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 2, Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) QuietlyFrederick Delius2:22
- 17Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 3, Divertissement. Con motoFrederick Delius2:27
- 18Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:58
- 19Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 4, General Dance. Andante moderato – Allegro – Più mossoFrederick Delius2:53
- 20Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:46
- 21Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain). ComodoFrederick Delius1:21
- 22Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: This House of the Moving Walls… (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:50
- 23Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The Street of Felicity. Very quietlyFrederick Delius0:38
- 24Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The SOS message has fallen from the balcony… (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:11
- 25Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: Music accompanying Ishak’s poem. Not too slowFrederick Delius1:32
- 26Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: Yasmin’s regard for Hassan has instantly shifted (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:39
- 27Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Prelude. Moderato – SlowerFrederick Delius1:33
- 28Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: CurtainFrederick Delius0:43
- 29Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Hassan is installed at the Caliph’s Palace (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:26
- 30Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Very quietly – SlowFrederick Delius1:43
- 31Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady… (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:05
- 32Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour – QuieterFrederick Delius2:26
- 33Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph’s Palace (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:00
- 34Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Fanfares, in the great Hall of the PalaceFrederick Delius0:11
- 35Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: As more and more people gather… (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:29
- 36Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Entry of the Caliph. PompouslyFrederick Delius0:17
- 37Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:09
- 38Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: FanfaresFrederick Delius0:21
- 39Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:17
- 40Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – PassionatelyFrederick Delius4:14
- 41Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 1: In the Palace’s dark vaults (Narrator)Frederick Delius0:26
- 42Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Slow and ponderouslyFrederick Delius1:57
- 43Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 2: Sunlight streams through the cell’s grating (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:14
- 44Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: Prelude. Quick – Slower, softer - Not too quick – Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph’s Palace, in front of a pavilion. Sunset. Quietly – Enter the Caliph with attendants as Hassan comes from his PavilionFrederick Delius2:29
- 45Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The song of the Muezzin at sunsetFrederick Delius1:08
- 46Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: With another sunset approaching (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:51
- 47Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempoFrederick Delius2:53
- 48Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The long, dreadful execution ensues… (Narrator)Frederick Delius1:29
- 49Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 2: Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movementFrederick Delius3:03
- 50Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 2: Closing Scene. Slow – (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) – (Dying away in the distance)Frederick Delius10:16
More by Delius, Zeb Soanes, Britten Sinfonia Voices, Britten Sinfonia, Jamie Phillips
Release credits
- sound
- performing orchestra
- choir vocals [9, 14, 16, 19, 21, 27, 30, 32, 44-45, 50]
- chorus master [9, 14, 16, 19, 21, 27, 30, 32, 44-45, 50]
- conductor
- producer
- executive
- spoken vocals [2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24-26, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 46, 48]
Issues
HDigital Media19 April 2024
H19 April 2024