Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene I, British Camp on the Malvern Hills — Night: Watchmen, Alert! (Chorus)
    Edward Elgar
    5:50
  • 2
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene I, British Camp on the Malvern Hills — Night: Watchmen, Alert! The King is Here (Caractacus, Sentries)
    Edward Elgar
    5:51
  • 3
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene I, British Camp on the Malvern Hills — Night: Father! Sire and King (Eigen, Caractacus, Orbin, Sentries)
    Edward Elgar
    2:32
  • 4
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene I, British Camp on the Malvern Hills — Night: At Eve to the Greenwood (Eigen)
    Edward Elgar
    2:35
  • 5
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene I, British Camp on the Malvern Hills — Night: On the Ocean and the River (Eigen, Orbin, Caractacus)
    Edward Elgar
    2:45
  • 6
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene I, British Camp on the Malvern Hills — Night: Rest, Weary Monarch (Spirits of the Hill)
    Edward Elgar
    2:56
  • 7
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene II, The Sacred Oak Grove by the Tomb of the Kings: Tread the Mystic Circle Round (Arch-Druid, Druids & Druid Maidens)
    Edward Elgar
    4:27
  • 8
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene II, The Sacred Oak Grove by the Tomb of the Kings: Lord of Dread, and Lord of Pow’r (Chorus & Arch-Druid)
    Edward Elgar
    2:24
  • 9
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene II, The Sacred Oak Grove by the Tomb of the Kings: Bard, What Read Ye? (Arch-Druid, Orbin, Druids & Druid Maidens, Caractacus)
    Edward Elgar
    7:08
  • 10
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene II, The Sacred Oak Grove by the Tomb of the Kings: Leap, Leap to Light (Caractacus, Soldiers, Orbin, Arch-Druid)
    Edward Elgar
    4:45
  • 11
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene II, The Sacred Oak Grove by the Tomb of the Kings: Hence, Ere the Druid’s Wrath is Woke (Druids & Druid Maidens, Orbin, Soldiers
    Edward Elgar
    3:22
  • 12
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene III, The Forest Near the Severn — Morning: Introduction “The Woodland Interlude”
    Edward Elgar
    1:50
  • 13
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene III, The Forest Near the Severn — Morning: Come! Beneath Our Woodland Bow’rs (Youths & Maidens)
    Edward Elgar
    1:08
  • 14
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene III, The Forest Near the Severn — Morning: O’er-arch’d by Leaves (Eigen, Orbin)
    Edward Elgar
    3:32
  • 15
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene III, The Forest Near the Severn — Morning: Last Night Beneath the Sacred Oak (Orbin)
    Edward Elgar
    1:32
  • 16
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene III, The Forest Near the Severn — Morning: Come! Beneath Our Woodland Bow’rs – They Gather the Wreaths (Youths & Maidens, Orbin, Eigen)
    Edward Elgar
    5:18
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene IV, The Malven Hills: Wild Rumours Shake Our Calm Retreat (Chorus of Maidens)
    Edward Elgar
    2:24
  • 2
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene IV, The Malven Hills: When the Glow of the Evening (Eigen, Chorus of Maidens)
    Edward Elgar
    2:11
  • 3
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene IV, The Malven Hills: We Were Gather’d by the River (Soldiers)
    Edward Elgar
    2:09
  • 4
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene IV, The Malven Hills: O My Warriors (Caractacus, Chorus)
    Edward Elgar
    4:11
  • 5
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene V, The Severn: Captive Britons, See Them! (A Bard, Druid Maidens)
    Edward Elgar
    3:51
  • 6
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene VI, Rome: The March Triumphal Thunders (Chorus)
    Edward Elgar
    7:03
  • 7
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene VI, Rome: Unbind His Hands (Claudius)
    Edward Elgar
    1:11
  • 8
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene VI, Rome: Heap Torment Upon Torment (Caractacus, Eigen, Orbin)
    Edward Elgar
    4:45
  • 9
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene VI, Rome: Slay, Slay the Briton! (Roman Citizens, Claudius)
    Edward Elgar
    0:35
  • 10
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene VI, Rome: I Plead Not for Myself (Caractacus, Orbin, Eigen, Roman Citizens, Claudius)
    Edward Elgar
    2:32
  • 11
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene VI, Rome: Grace From the Roman! (Eigen, Orbin, Caractacus, Claudius)
    Edward Elgar
    2:25
  • 12
    Caractacus, op. 35: Scene VI, Rome: The Clang of Arms is Over (Chorus)
    Edward Elgar
    4:50

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