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Spring
Overture
Recitative: O See Where Cruel Winter Flies
Chorus: Come, Gentle Spring!
Recitative: From Aries Rolls At Last The Bounteous Sun
Air: Now Daily Runs The Farmer's Boy
Recitative: The Farmer Has His Work Achieved
Trio And Chorus: Be Now Gracious, Smiling Heaven!
Recitative: Now Heard Are All Our Prayers
Trio And Chorus: O How Lovely Gleams The Outlook
Chorus And Trio: Ageless! Powerful! Bountiful God!
Summer
Recitative: In Dove-Grey Mantle Drawing Near
Air: The Lively Swain Is Gath'ring Now His Happy Flocks
Recitative: The Rosy Morning Breaks Forth
Trio And Chorus: He's Mounting Up, The Sun
Recitative: Now All Are Astir
Recitative: The Midday Sun Is Burning Now
Cavatina: Oppress'd Succumbs All Nature Now
Recitative: Oh Welcome Now, You Shadier Grove
Air: So Reviving To The Senses
Recitative: Oh See! Now Rising In The Sultry Air
Chorus: Hark The Tempset Drawing Nigh!
Trio And Chorus: The Gloomy Clouds Now Part Aside
Autumn
Overture
Recitative: All That Through Her Blossom Fair Spring Did Once Foretell
Trio And Chorus: So Nature Gives Reward To Zeal
Recitative: Now See! To Hazel Bushes There The Youngsters Quickly Run
Duet: You Beauties Of The Town
Recitative: Now See, On New-Stripp'd Harvest Field
Air: There Look Across The Open Fields!
Recitative: Here Beaters, Closing In, Put Up The Hares
Chorus: Hark! The Clamorous Noise That Through The Wood
Recitative: On All The Vines Are Glist'ning
Chorus: Cheer Now! The Wine Is Here
Winter
Introduction
Recitative: Now Sinks The Pale Declining Year
Cavatina: Light And Life Are Both Enfeeled
Recitative: All Fetter'd Lies The Open Lake
Air: Here Stands The Wand'rer Now
Recitative: At His Approach Rings In His Ear Voices Singing Loud And Clear
Song And Chorus: Purring, Whirring, Purring
Recitative: The Flax Has Now Been Spun
Song And Chorus: A Maid Who Kept Her Honour Fair
Recitative: From Barren East Now Thrust Far Keener Icy Blasts
Air And Recitative: Before Thee Here, Deluded Man....Yet Good Remains!
Recitative: Remains Alone, And Is Our Guide
Trio And Chorus: Then Breaks The Glorious Day At Last

notes

℗ 1959 EMI Records
This compilation and digital re-mastering © Lady Beecham & Somm Recordings
© & ℗ 2003 Somm Recordings
Made in the UK

Premier CD Release

credits

Bass Vocals – Michael Langdon
Choir – The Beecham Choral Society
Chorus Master – Denis Vaughan
Composed By – Joseph Haydn
Engineer [Balance] – Robert Gooch
Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Producer – Lawrance Collingwood
Soprano Vocals – Elsie Morison
Tenor Vocals – Alexander Young

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records
Copyright (c) – Lady Beecham
Copyright (c) – Somm Recordings

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