Koanga / The Song of the High Hills

Album by Frederick Delius & Sir Charles Groves

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Prologue: "Ha, ha, ha … Stop! Stop! I am quite out of breath" (Chorus, Planters' Daughters, Uncle Joe)
    6:20
  2. 2.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Oh! I cannot sleep" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, The Slaves)
    3:36
  3. 3.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Ah! There's Palmyra" (Simon Perez, Palmyra, The Slaves)
    3:19
  4. 4.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "But here comes Martinez" (Simon Perez, The Slaves, Don José Martinez, Palmyra)
    1:52
  5. 5.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "O Voodoo Manian, my fathers from your graves avenge me" (Koanga, Palmyra, Don José, Simon Perez)
    7:24
  6. 6.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "If you agree to work with us, Koanga" (Palmyra, Koanga, Don José, Simon Perez, The Slaves)
    2:13
  7. 7.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Agreed then, that's a bargain!" (Don José, Simon Perez, Clotilda, Palmyra, Koanga)
    2:28
  8. 8.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 1: "Oh gentle mistress, how gladly I served you" (Palmyra, Clotilda, Don José, Koanga, Simon Perez, The Slaves)
    3:15
  9. 9.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Now once in a way we are free for a day" (The Slaves)
    3:02
  10. 10.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "He will meet her when the sun goes down" (The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)
    3:39
  11. 11.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "How time flows on!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez, Clotilda, The Slaves)
    6:07
  12. 12.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "The hour is near, when I to him my soul surrender" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Don José)
    5:35
  13. 13.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Far, far away, Palmyra, my people mourn for me" (Koanga, The Slaves, Clotilda, Simon Perez)
    2:57
  14. 14.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: La Calinda, "Hail to thee, mighty Prince!" (Palmyra, The Slaves, Koanga, Don José)
    4:00
  15. 15.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Where is Palmyra?" (Koanga, Don José)
    1:32
  16. 16.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 2: "Hear me, God Voodoo. I have betrayed my trust" (Koanga)
    3:49

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Introduction. Lento molto tranquillo -
    2:19
  2. 3.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! Ah! … Onyame! Onyame! … Hougan, Hougan, Koanga comes" (The Slaves, Rangwan)
    6:00
  3. 4.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Come tell me, Rangwan, holy priest" (Koanga, Rangwan, The Slaves)
    4:50
  4. 5.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Dance. Furioso - "See, he prays! Voodoo must hear him" (The Slaves)
    4:14
  5. 6.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Sick and pale the sun sinks down" (The Slaves)
    1:41
  6. 7.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! I hear Palmyra's voice" (Palmyra, Koanga, The Slaves)
    5:59
  7. 8.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Fools you are to weep and wail!" (Don José, The Slaves)
    4:24
  8. 9.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Ah! Tell me where Koanga is!" (Palmyra, Simon Perez)
    2:22
  9. 10.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "Koanga! … Now, by the seven times seven plagues" (Simon Perez, Koanga, Palmyra)
    1:30
  10. 11.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "I cannot bear the sight!" (Palmyra, Koanga)
    4:20
  11. 12.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: "My lord Koanga dead!" (Palmyra)
    3:36
  12. 13.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Act 3: Lento - Molto moderato e tranquillo
    6:37
  13. 14.
    Koanga, RT I/4, Epilogue: "How sad, Uncle Joe, that she should die" (Renée, Hélène, Jeanne, Aurore, Olive, Paulette)
    3:35
  14. 15.
    A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: With quiet easy movement - Tranquillo -
    8:18
  15. 16.
    A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: Very slow (The wide, far distance - The great solitude) - Slow and solemnly -
    3:29
  16. 17.
    A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: In Tempo -
    2:43
  17. 18.
    A Song of the High Hills, RT II/6: Very quietly - Tempo primo
    10:28

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