Enoch Arden: A Melodrama
Album by Lord Alfred Tennyson & Richard Strauss
Enoch Arden: A Melodrama is a melodrama setting of Lord Alfred Tennyson's narrative poem, first presented in 1897. The work pairs spoken narration with late-Romantic piano and optional orchestral accompaniment, employing expressive harmonies and recurring motifs to underscore the poem's dramatic trajectory and representing an example of translating Victorian narrative verse into a staged musical-dramatic form in the composer's career.
First released: 1996
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- 1.Part 1: Prelude5:36
- 2.Part 1: 'Then, on a golden autumn eventide' - Allegro moderato12:23
- 3.Part 1: Enoch's Departure - Allegro appassionato10:30
- 4.Part 1: 'No news of Enoch came' - Tranquillo10:56
- 5.Part 1: Annie's Dream - Langsam4:06
- 6.Part 2: 'And where was Enoch?'7:35
- 7.Part 2: 'Thus over Enoch's early-silvering head'8:41
- 8.Part 2: 'Now when the dead man come to life' - Allegro agitato9:56
- 9.Part 2: Enoch's confession - Langsam5:04
