BBC Music, Volume 23, Number 7: Elgar: Sea Pictures / Bax: Tintagel / Stanford: Songs of the Sea

Album by Edward Elgar & Sir Arnold Bax & Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

BBC Music, Volume 23, Number 7 is a compilation album featuring Edward Elgar's 'Sea Pictures', Arnold Bax's 'Tintagel', and Charles Villiers Stanford's 'Songs of the Sea'. This collection showcases early 20th-century British compositions inspired by maritime themes, blending orchestral and vocal elements to evoke the sea's grandeur and mystery.
First released: April 2015

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Tintagel
    16:43
  2. 2.
    Sea Pictures, op. 37: I. Sea Slumber Song
    5:50
  3. 3.
    Sea Pictures, op. 37: II. In Haven (Capri)
    2:06
  4. 4.
    Sea Pictures, op. 37: III. Sabbath Morning at Sea
    6:27
  5. 5.
    Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
    4:21
  6. 6.
    Sea Pictures, op. 37: V. The Swimmer
    7:10
  7. 7.
    Songs of the Sea, op. 91: I. Drake's Drum
    2:48
  8. 8.
    Songs of the Sea, op. 91: II. Outward bound
    3:04
  9. 9.
    Songs of the Sea, op. 91: III. Devon, O Devon, in wind and rain
    1:50
  10. 10.
    Songs of the Sea, op. 91: IV. Homeward bound
    6:25
  11. 11.
    Songs of the Sea, op. 91: V. The Old Superb
    4:04
  12. 12.
    Storm (Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes")
    4:17

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