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Edward Elgar (1857-1934) - King Olaf CD 1 Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf (beginning) 53:18 Introduktion 1. Soli og kor 'There is […] a wondrous book'. Andante 3:07 2. 1 Recitativ. Bas: 'Summon now the God of Thunder'. Allegro con fuoco - Poco men mosso - 0:57 The Challenge of Thor 3. 2 Kor: 'I am the God Thor'. Moderato - Molto maestoso - 4:01 King Olaf's Return 4. 3 Solo. Tenor: 'And King Olaf heard the cry'. Allegro - [ ] - Allegro - 6:42 5. 4 Recitativ. Bas: 'Tell how Olaf bore the Cross'. Allegro moderato - Meno mosso - 0:38 The Conversion 6. 5 Scene. Chorus: 'King Olaf's prows at Nidaros'. Allegro moderato - 3:08 7. Olaf (Tenor): 'Behold me, my people, and answer and say'. [ ] - Allegro - Più mosso - 4:58 8. Kor: 'As leap the lights of winter'. Allegro con fuoco - Moderato - 3:02 9. Kor: 'Then o'er the blood-stained Horg-stone'. L'istesso tempo - Lento - 5:30 10. 6 Recitativ. Bas: 'Now the child of Ironbeard dead'. Andantino 0:44 Gudrun 11. 7 Scene. Sopran: 'On King Olaf's bridal night'. Adagio - Più mosso - Tempo I - 6:05 12. 8 Recitativ. Bas: 'How the Wraith of Odin old'. Allegro 0:48 The Wraith of Odin 13. 9 Kor (Ballade): 'The guests were loud, the ale was strong'. Allegro - 5:40 14. 10 Recitativ. Bas: 'Sisters, sing ye now the song'. Allegro - 0:43 Sigrid 15. 11 Scene. Kor: 'Sigrid sits in her high abode'. Allegro - 2:23 16. Olaf (Tenor): 'Sigrid, hail! with royal hand'. Meno mosso - Più animato - 4:30
Emily Birsan - sopran Barry Banks - tenor Alan Opie - bas CD 2 Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf (conclusion) 31:37 1. 12 Recitativ. Bas: 'Hark! she flies from Wendeland forth'. Allegretto - 0:41 Thyri 2. 13 Kor (Ballade): 'A little bird in the air'. Allegro - 4:48 3. 14 Duet. Thyri (Sopran): 'The gray land breaks to lively green'. Allegro - Tranquillo - 2:19 4. Olaf (Tenor): 'Thyri, my beloved'. Moderato - [ ] - Più tranquillo - 6:06 5. 15 Kor-recitativ: 'After Queen Gunhild's death'. Allegro moderato - 1:30 The Death of Olaf 6. 16 Kor: 'King Olaf's dragons take the sea'. Allegro - 6:41 Vivace - Più mosso - Epilog 7. Soli og kor. Recitative. Bass: 'In the convent of Drontheim'. Allegro - 1:29 8. Soli ogkor: '"It is accepted"'. Andante - [ ] - 3:19 9. Soli ogkor: '"Stronger than steel"'. Più mosso - Animato - Andante (Tempo I) 4:37 The Banner of Saint George 27:15 Scene 1 10. 'Within Sylenë's walls no sound is heard'. Andantino - Animato - Tempo I - 2:41 11. 'The women of Sylenë rend their hair'. Allegretto - Andantino - 1:37 12. 'Forth from the palace, beautiful as day'. Allegretto - Più mosso - Animato - [ ] - 3:18 13. '"O calm your hearts." [she cries,] "O still your fears"'. Allegro 3:12 Scene 2 14. 'Without a fear beside the dragon's tarn'. Andante - Tranquillo - L'istesso tempo - 2:46 15. 'Hark! 'tis the ringing hoof of steed'. Allegro - [ ] - 2:38 16. 'Loud cry the people, "Hate! the dragon comes!"' [ ] - Tempo I - L'istesso tempo - 5:25 Epilog (March) 17 'It comes from the misty ages'. Maestoso, alla Marcia - Largamente e grandioso 5:34 TT 59:07 Bergen Philharmoniske Kor Collegium Musicums Kor Edvard Grieg Kor Bergen Philharmonic Orkester Andrew Davis - dirigent
