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Table of Contents:

• The music makers : op. 69 (1912) : ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy : for contralto solo, chorus, and orchestra (36:47)
• The spirit of England : op. 80 (1915-17) : three poems by Laurence Binyon : for tenor or soprano solo, chorus, and orchestra (25:05).

Author/Creator:

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934 , composer

Contributors:

O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar, 1844-1881 , author

Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943 , author

Connolly, Sarah , singer

Staples, Andrew , singer

Davis, Andrew, 1944-2024 , conductor

BBC Symphony Chorus , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

BBC Symphony Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

English
French
German

Language Notes:

Sung in English.

Included Works:

Music makers [by Elgar, E.]

Spirit of England [by Elgar, E.]

Subjects:

O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar, 1844-1881 — Musical settings

Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943 — Musical settings

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra

O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar, 1844-1881

Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943

Genres:

Art music

Musical settings

Performers:

Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano (1st work) ; Andrew Staples, tenor (2nd work) ; BBC Symphony Chorus ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Andrew Davis, conductor.

Production Credits:

Recording producer Brian Pidgeon.

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 2 ensembles: solo mezzo-soprano voice; mixed chorus [SATB]; orchestra
1 performer and 2 ensembles: solo tenor voice; mixed chorus [SATB]; orchestra
1 performer and 5 ensembles: solo mezzo-soprano voice; mixed chorus (4); orchestra
1 performer and 5 ensembles: solo tenor voice; mixed chorus (4); orchestra

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
Recorded 2018 April 14-15 Watford Colosseum.
"This hybrid SA-CD can be played on standard CD players, but will only play normal stereo. It can also be played on an SA-CD player reproducing the stereo or multi-channel DSD layer as appropriate"--Insert.
Program notes by Andrew Neill and biographical notes on the performers in English with French and German translations, and vocal texts in English (43 pages : portraits) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (1:01:56) ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio; SACD

Call Numbers:

LPCD 159,296

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 095115521526
Publisher Number, Chandos: CHSA 5215
Publisher Number, Chandos: 5215

OCLC Numbers:

1062399285