tracks

Scenes From The Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
The Dance
False Love
Lullaby
Aspiration
On The Alm
The Marksmen
Dirge And Hymeneal
Two Motets, Op. 43
The Evening Watch
Sing Me The Men
Five Partsongs, Op. 12
Dream Tryst
Ye Little Birds
Her Eyes The Glow-worm Lend Thee
Now Is The Month Of Maying
Come To Me
Midsummer Song
On Craig Ddu
Two Unaccompanied Partsongs
No. 1
No. 2
The Splendour Falls
Three Early Partsongs
Frühlingsanbruch
Sonnenscheinlied
Durch Den Wald
Brigg Fair
Morning Song In The Jungle
Danny Deever
The Peora Hunt
Skye Boat Song
Shallow Brown
Irish Tune From County Derry
Australian Up-Country Song
Six Dukes Went A'Fishin'
There Was A Pig
The Lost Lady Found

notes

Disc 1:
Total Playing Time — 50:18
Recording made with the sponsorship of Josiah Cox Limited and J. Sydney Ault Ltd.
℗ 1987 Original sound recording made and owned by Conifer Records Limited

Disc 2:
Total Playing Time — 54:21
Recorded under the auspices of The Delius Trust.
℗ 1988 Original sound recording made and owned by Conifer Records Limited

The City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus is the Chorus of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Music Director Sir Simon Rattle.

Recorded on 19-20 July 1986 in Birmingham Town Hall (Elgar, Holst) and 19-21 June 1987 in St. Paul's Church, Birmingham (Delius, Grainger)

Special thanks to Malcolm Walker of The Delius Society for assistance in devising programmes.

This compilation ℗ 1995 Conifer Records Limited
© 1995 Conifer Records Limited

CDs come packaged in plastic brilliant box jewel case with 36 page booklet including texts and notes in English.

credits

Chorus – City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus,
Composed By – Frederick Delius (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8), Gustav Holst (tracks: 1-7 to 1-14), Percy Grainger (tracks: 2-9 to 2-19), Edward Elgar, (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6)
Conductor – Simon Halsey
Cover [Cover Illustration: Following The Plough] – Lucy Kemp-Welch
Design [Cover Design] – Frank Watkins (3)
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Antony J. Howell,
Executive-Producer – John Kehoe
Liner Notes [Delius, Grainger] – David Tall
Liner Notes [Elgar] – Michael Kennedy (4)
Liner Notes [Holst: Two Motets] – Lowinger Maddison
Liner Notes [Holst] – Colin Matthews
Piano – Richard Markham
Producer [Recording Producer] – Morten Winding
Typography [Typesetting] – Alex Hilger

companies

Edited At – Advision Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Conifer Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Conifer Records Ltd.
Distributed By – BMG
Recorded At – Birmingham Town Hall
Recorded At – St Paul's Church, Birmingham
Made By – Sonopress – K-9403
Made By – Sonopress – K-9404
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress

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