Koanga / The Song of the High Hills

Album by Frederick Delius; Sir Charles Groves

Released 21 July 2003

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Digital Media 1
1
Koanga, RT I/4, Prologue: "Ha, ha, ha … Stop! Stop! I am quite out of breath" (Chorus, Planters' Daughters, Uncle Joe)
Frederick Delius
6:20
2
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Oh! I cannot sleep" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
3:36
3
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Ah! There's Palmyra" (Simon Perez, Palmyra, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
3:19
4
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "But here comes Martinez" (Simon Perez, The Slaves, Don José Martinez, Palmyra)
Frederick Delius
1:52
5
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "O Voodoo Manian, my fathers from your graves avenge me" (Koanga, Palmyra, Don José, Simon Perez)
Frederick Delius
7:24
6
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "If you agree to work with us, Koanga" (Palmyra, Koanga, Don José, Simon Perez, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
2:13
7
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Agreed then, that's a bargain!" (Don José, Simon Perez, Clotilda, Palmyra, Koanga)
Frederick Delius
2:28
8
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Oh gentle mistress, how gladly I served you" (Palmyra, Clotilda, Don José, Koanga, Simon Perez, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
3:15
9
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Now once in a way we are free for a day" (The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
3:02
10
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "He will meet her when the sun goes down" (The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)
Frederick Delius
3:39
11
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "How time flows on!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, Clotilda, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
6:07
12
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "The hour is near, when I to him my soul surrender" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Don José)
Frederick Delius
5:35
13
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Far, far away, Palmyra, my people mourn for me" (Koanga, The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)
Frederick Delius
2:57
14
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: La Calinda, "Hail to thee, mighty Prince!" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Koanga, Don José)
Frederick Delius
4:00
15
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Where is Palmyra?" (Koanga, Don José)
Frederick Delius
1:32
16
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Hear me, God Voodoo. I have betrayed my trust" (Koanga)
Frederick Delius
3:49
Digital Media 2
1
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Introduction. Lento molto tranquillo -
Frederick Delius
2:19
2
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! Ah! … Onyame! Onyame! … Hougan, Hougan, Koanga comes" (The Slaves, Rangwan)
Frederick Delius
6:00
3
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Come tell me, Rangwan, holy priest" (Koanga, Rangwan, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
4:50
4
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Dance. Furioso - "See, he prays! Voodoo must hear him" (The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
4:14
5
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Sick and pale the sun sinks down" (The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
1:41
6
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! I hear Palmyra's voice" (Palmyra, Koanga, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
5:59
7
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Fools you are to weep and wail!" (Don José, The Slaves)
Frederick Delius
4:24
8
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! Tell me where Koanga is!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez)
Frederick Delius
2:22
9
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Koanga! … Now, by the seven times seven plagues" (Simon Perez, Koanga, Palmyra)
Frederick Delius
1:30
10
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "I cannot bear the sight!" (Palmyra, Koanga)
Frederick Delius
4:20
11
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)
Frederick Delius
3:36
12
Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Lento - Molto moderato e tranquillo
Frederick Delius
6:37
13
Koanga, RT I/4, Epilogue: "How sad, Uncle Joe, that she should die" (Renée, Hélène, Jeanne, Aurore, Olive, Paulette)
Frederick Delius
3:35
14
A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: With quiet easy movement - Tranquillo -
Frederick Delius
8:18
15
A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: Very slow (The wide, far distance - The great solitude) - Slow and solemnly -
Frederick Delius
3:29
16
A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: In Tempo -
Frederick Delius
2:43
17
A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: Very quietly - Tempo primo
Frederick Delius
10:28