The Poisoned Kiss
Album by Vaughan Williams; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
Released October 2003
Tracklist
- SACD 1
- 1The Poisoned Kiss: OvertureRalph Vaughan Williams7:10
- 2The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 2. Opening Chorus: "Secret are the sounds..."Ralph Vaughan Williams2:43
- 3The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 3. Scena. Gallanthus: "What"s that?"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:38
- 4The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 4. Scena. Angelica: "Day is dawning"Ralph Vaughan Williams5:54
- 5The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 5. Duet. Gallaanthus: "It"s really time..."Ralph Vaughan Williams3:07
- 6The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 6. Ensemble. Hob, Lob and Gob: "Here we come..."Ralph Vaughan Williams2:24
- 7The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 7. Duet and Chorus. Dipsacus: "I"m a sorcerer bold"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:54
- 8The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 8. Duet. Amaryllus: "It"s true I"m inclined..."Ralph Vaughan Williams2:41
- 9The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 9. Ensemble. Tormentilla: "Hush, lovely cobra"Ralph Vaughan Williams2:04
- 10The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus: "Desist, lest you die!"Ralph Vaughan Williams0:59
- 11The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 10. Duet. Amaaryllus: "I know we see..."Ralph Vaughan Williams0:10
- 12The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus: "Blue larkspur in a garden"Ralph Vaughan Williams3:01
- 13The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 11. Ensemble. Dispacus: "Who"s in my forest?"Ralph Vaughan Williams0:15
- 14The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Dispacus: "North wind, south wind"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:01
- 15The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Tormentilla: "Angelica?"Ralph Vaughan Williams0:29
- 16The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus and Gallanthus: "O come to our arms"Ralph Vaughan Williams2:37
- 17The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 12. Song. Tormentilla: "O who would be..."Ralph Vaughan Williams2:49
- 18The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 13. Finale. Dipsacus: "All is ready!"Ralph Vaughan Williams3:15
- 19The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 14. IntroductionRalph Vaughan Williams1:04
- 20The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 15. Chorus: "Here we come"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:47
- 21The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 16. Song and Chorus. Angelica and flower girls: "By all the powers..."Ralph Vaughan Williams3:36
- 22The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 17. Trio. Lob: "Ho there!"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:56
- 23The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 18. Duet. Angelica: "It does not appear..."Ralph Vaughan Williams2:17
- 24The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 19. Trio. Third Medium: "If you want to escape"Ralph Vaughan Williams3:04
- SACD 2
- 1The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 20. Chorus: "Tormentilla! Tormentilla!"Ralph Vaughan Williams2:24
- 2The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 21. Song and Duet. Tormentilla: "There was..."Ralph Vaughan Williams5:40
- 3The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 22. Ensemble. Amaryllus: "Twas here it bade..."Ralph Vaughan Williams4:08
- 4The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 23. Serenade. Amaryllus: "Dear love, behold..."Ralph Vaughan Williams3:07
- 5The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 24. Duet. Tormentilla: "Sleeping or waking"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:27
- 6The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. Tormentilla: "You must not kiss me"Ralph Vaughan Williams4:23
- 7The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 26. Finale. Tormentilla: "Too dark for me..."Ralph Vaughan Williams3:00
- 8The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 27. IntroductionRalph Vaughan Williams1:13
- 9The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 28. Trio. Mediums: "Behold our mystic..."Ralph Vaughan Williams3:25
- 10The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 29. Ensemble. Empress: "Monstrous vision!"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:28
- 11The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 30. Ballad. Empress: "When I was young..."Ralph Vaughan Williams2:48
- 12The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 31.Ensemble. Empress: "You can leave us"Ralph Vaughan Williams0:43
- 13The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 32. Duet. Tormentilla: "Is my love alive?"Ralph Vaughan Williams0:28
- 14The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. Empress: "Love breaks all rules..."Ralph Vaughan Williams3:25
- 15The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 33. Invocation. Empress: "Imps and Demons"Ralph Vaughan Williams2:24
- 16The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 34. Ensemble. Empress: "Come, O gentle powers"Ralph Vaughan Williams5:36
- 17The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 35. Duet. Empress: "Can you, can you remember"Ralph Vaughan Williams2:40
- 18The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 36. Quartet. All: "Love in a hut..."Ralph Vaughan Williams1:21
- 19The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 37. Sextet. First Medium: "Horrid monster!"Ralph Vaughan Williams2:36
- 20The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 38. Duet. Gallanthus: "It"s the proper thing to do"Ralph Vaughan Williams1:58
- 21The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 39. Finale. Chorus: "Love has conquered!"Ralph Vaughan Williams3:33
More by Vaughan Williams, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox
Release credits
- performing orchestra
- conductor
Issues
T2x SACDOctober 2003





