Tracklist

  • SACD 1
  • 1
    The Poisoned Kiss: Overture
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    7:10
  • 2
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 2. Opening Chorus: "Secret are the sounds..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:43
  • 3
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 3. Scena. Gallanthus: "What"s that?"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:38
  • 4
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 4. Scena. Angelica: "Day is dawning"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:54
  • 5
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 5. Duet. Gallaanthus: "It"s really time..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:07
  • 6
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 6. Ensemble. Hob, Lob and Gob: "Here we come..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:24
  • 7
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 7. Duet and Chorus. Dipsacus: "I"m a sorcerer bold"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:54
  • 8
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 8. Duet. Amaryllus: "It"s true I"m inclined..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:41
  • 9
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 9. Ensemble. Tormentilla: "Hush, lovely cobra"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:04
  • 10
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus: "Desist, lest you die!"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    0:59
  • 11
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 10. Duet. Amaaryllus: "I know we see..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    0:10
  • 12
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus: "Blue larkspur in a garden"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:01
  • 13
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 11. Ensemble. Dispacus: "Who"s in my forest?"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    0:15
  • 14
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Dispacus: "North wind, south wind"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:01
  • 15
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Tormentilla: "Angelica?"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    0:29
  • 16
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. Amaryllus and Gallanthus: "O come to our arms"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:37
  • 17
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 12. Song. Tormentilla: "O who would be..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:49
  • 18
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act I. No. 13. Finale. Dipsacus: "All is ready!"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:15
  • 19
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 14. Introduction
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:04
  • 20
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 15. Chorus: "Here we come"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:47
  • 21
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 16. Song and Chorus. Angelica and flower girls: "By all the powers..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:36
  • 22
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 17. Trio. Lob: "Ho there!"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:56
  • 23
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 18. Duet. Angelica: "It does not appear..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:17
  • 24
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 19. Trio. Third Medium: "If you want to escape"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:04
  • SACD 2
  • 1
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 20. Chorus: "Tormentilla! Tormentilla!"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:24
  • 2
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 21. Song and Duet. Tormentilla: "There was..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:40
  • 3
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 22. Ensemble. Amaryllus: "Twas here it bade..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:08
  • 4
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 23. Serenade. Amaryllus: "Dear love, behold..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:07
  • 5
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 24. Duet. Tormentilla: "Sleeping or waking"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:27
  • 6
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. Tormentilla: "You must not kiss me"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:23
  • 7
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act II. No. 26. Finale. Tormentilla: "Too dark for me..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:00
  • 8
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 27. Introduction
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:13
  • 9
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 28. Trio. Mediums: "Behold our mystic..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:25
  • 10
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 29. Ensemble. Empress: "Monstrous vision!"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:28
  • 11
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 30. Ballad. Empress: "When I was young..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:48
  • 12
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 31.Ensemble. Empress: "You can leave us"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    0:43
  • 13
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 32. Duet. Tormentilla: "Is my love alive?"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    0:28
  • 14
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. Empress: "Love breaks all rules..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:25
  • 15
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 33. Invocation. Empress: "Imps and Demons"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:24
  • 16
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 34. Ensemble. Empress: "Come, O gentle powers"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    5:36
  • 17
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 35. Duet. Empress: "Can you, can you remember"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:40
  • 18
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 36. Quartet. All: "Love in a hut..."
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:21
  • 19
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 37. Sextet. First Medium: "Horrid monster!"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    2:36
  • 20
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 38. Duet. Gallanthus: "It"s the proper thing to do"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    1:58
  • 21
    The Poisoned Kiss: Act III. No. 39. Finale. Chorus: "Love has conquered!"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    3:33

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