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Delius / Soanes / Britten Sinfonia- Hassan - Complete Incidental Music

SKU: 095115229620
¥162.00
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Although he had initially declined the commission, Delius was persuaded to write the incidental music for Hassan by the actor and director Basil Dean in July 1920, for performances he was planning for His Majesty's Theatre, London, the following year. Much of the music was drafted within a few weeks, and the score would eventually prove one of the greatest successes of Delius's career. Dean's plans for the project encountered significant obstacles and delays, however, and he had to commission additional music from Delius to cover the production's complex scene changes. The London première eventually took place on 20 September 1923 and was a critical sensation. Flecker's play is a sinuous double-narrative that intertwines the twin stories of the lovelorn but worldly-wise Hassan, confectioner at the court of the cruel and vindictive Caliph Haroun al Rashid (called Haroun ar Rashid in Flecker's play), and the young lovers Pervaneh and Rafi, caught up in the aftermath of a failed uprising and condemned to a terrifying and brutally protracted death. In tone and setting, Flecker's text drew on nineteenth-century English translations of One Thousand and One Nights as well as other heavily fictionalized accounts and travel literature. Very much a product of the racial and class-based attitudes of it's time, the play revels in imaginary scenes of a despotic Eastern court and it's gruesomely barbaric practices.

Tracklist:

  1. Hassan~Act I. Prelude. Slow - Quietly but expressively - Marcato - Rather slower - Passionately - Curtain. Very slow
  2. Linking Narration~We are in old Baghdad
  3. Hassan~Interlude between Scenes 1 and
  4. Very quietly -
  5. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  6. Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in front of the house. Very quietly
  7. Linking Narration~It is later that night
  8. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  9. Serenade. Con moto moderato
  10. Linking Narration~The shutters open, and Yasmin appears
  11. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  12. Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Very quietly
  13. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  14. Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slow
  15. Linking Narration~The first light of dawn shines in the sky
  16. Hassan~Act II. Prelude. With animation - Becoming slower and more sombre
  17. Linking Narration~The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan...
  18. Hassan~Act II. Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)
  19. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  20. Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could imagine. Quick and vigorously
  21. Linking Narration~And then, after the Beggars
  22. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  23. Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly
  24. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  25. Divertissement. Con moto
  26. Linking Narration~Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars
  27. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  28. General Dance. Andante moderato - Allegro - Più mosso
  29. Linking Narration~Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so
  30. Hassan~Act II. Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain). Comodo
  31. Linking Narration~This House of the Moving Walls
  32. Hassan~Act II. Scene
  33. The Street of Felicity. Very quietly
  34. Linking Narration~The SOS message has fallen from the balcony...
  35. Hassan~Act II. Scene
  36. Music accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow
  37. Linking Narration~Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted
  38. Hassan~Act III. Prelude. Moderato - Slower
  39. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  40. Curtain
  41. Linking Narration~Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace
  42. Hassan~Act III. Interlude between Scenes 1 and
  43. Very quietly - Slower
  44. Linking Narration~The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady...
  45. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  46. The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour - Quieter
  47. Linking Narration~We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace
  48. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  49. Fanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace
  50. Linking Narration~As more and more people gather...
  51. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  52. Entry of the Caliph. Pompously
  53. Linking Narration~The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open
  54. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  55. Fanfares
  56. Linking Narration~Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned
  57. Hassan~Act IV. Prelude. Slow - Passionately - Passionately but not too quick - Slower - Heavily
  58. Linking Narration~In the Palace's dark vaults
  59. Hassan~Act IV. Interlude between Scenes 1 and
  60. Slow and ponderously
  61. Linking Narration~Sunlight streams through the cell's grating
  62. Hassan~Act V. Prelude. Quick - Slower, softer - Not too quick - Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in front of a pavili
  63. Hassan~Act V. The song of the Muezzin at sunset -
  64. Linking Narration~With another sunset approaching
  65. Hassan~The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo - Slower and slower - Still slower
  66. Linking Narration~The long, dreadful execution ensues...
  67. Hassan~Act V. Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement - Slower - Quicker -
  68. Hassan~Act V. Closing Scene. Slow - (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) - (Dying away in the distance)
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Delius / Soanes / Britten Sinfonia- Hassan - Complete Incidental Music

SKU: 095115229620
¥162.00

Release Date: 04.19.2024

 
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Although he had initially declined the commission, Delius was persuaded to write the incidental music for Hassan by the actor and director Basil Dean in July 1920, for performances he was planning for His Majesty's Theatre, London, the following year. Much of the music was drafted within a few weeks, and the score would eventually prove one of the greatest successes of Delius's career. Dean's plans for the project encountered significant obstacles and delays, however, and he had to commission additional music from Delius to cover the production's complex scene changes. The London première eventually took place on 20 September 1923 and was a critical sensation. Flecker's play is a sinuous double-narrative that intertwines the twin stories of the lovelorn but worldly-wise Hassan, confectioner at the court of the cruel and vindictive Caliph Haroun al Rashid (called Haroun ar Rashid in Flecker's play), and the young lovers Pervaneh and Rafi, caught up in the aftermath of a failed uprising and condemned to a terrifying and brutally protracted death. In tone and setting, Flecker's text drew on nineteenth-century English translations of One Thousand and One Nights as well as other heavily fictionalized accounts and travel literature. Very much a product of the racial and class-based attitudes of it's time, the play revels in imaginary scenes of a despotic Eastern court and it's gruesomely barbaric practices.

Tracklist:

  1. Hassan~Act I. Prelude. Slow - Quietly but expressively - Marcato - Rather slower - Passionately - Curtain. Very slow
  2. Linking Narration~We are in old Baghdad
  3. Hassan~Interlude between Scenes 1 and
  4. Very quietly -
  5. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  6. Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in front of the house. Very quietly
  7. Linking Narration~It is later that night
  8. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  9. Serenade. Con moto moderato
  10. Linking Narration~The shutters open, and Yasmin appears
  11. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  12. Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Very quietly
  13. Hassan~Act I. Scene
  14. Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slow
  15. Linking Narration~The first light of dawn shines in the sky
  16. Hassan~Act II. Prelude. With animation - Becoming slower and more sombre
  17. Linking Narration~The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan...
  18. Hassan~Act II. Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)
  19. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  20. Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could imagine. Quick and vigorously
  21. Linking Narration~And then, after the Beggars
  22. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  23. Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly
  24. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  25. Divertissement. Con moto
  26. Linking Narration~Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars
  27. Hassan~Act II. Ballet.
  28. General Dance. Andante moderato - Allegro - Più mosso
  29. Linking Narration~Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so
  30. Hassan~Act II. Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain). Comodo
  31. Linking Narration~This House of the Moving Walls
  32. Hassan~Act II. Scene
  33. The Street of Felicity. Very quietly
  34. Linking Narration~The SOS message has fallen from the balcony...
  35. Hassan~Act II. Scene
  36. Music accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow
  37. Linking Narration~Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted
  38. Hassan~Act III. Prelude. Moderato - Slower
  39. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  40. Curtain
  41. Linking Narration~Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace
  42. Hassan~Act III. Interlude between Scenes 1 and
  43. Very quietly - Slower
  44. Linking Narration~The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady...
  45. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  46. The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour - Quieter
  47. Linking Narration~We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace
  48. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  49. Fanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace
  50. Linking Narration~As more and more people gather...
  51. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  52. Entry of the Caliph. Pompously
  53. Linking Narration~The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open
  54. Hassan~Act III. Scene
  55. Fanfares
  56. Linking Narration~Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned
  57. Hassan~Act IV. Prelude. Slow - Passionately - Passionately but not too quick - Slower - Heavily
  58. Linking Narration~In the Palace's dark vaults
  59. Hassan~Act IV. Interlude between Scenes 1 and
  60. Slow and ponderously
  61. Linking Narration~Sunlight streams through the cell's grating
  62. Hassan~Act V. Prelude. Quick - Slower, softer - Not too quick - Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in front of a pavili
  63. Hassan~Act V. The song of the Muezzin at sunset -
  64. Linking Narration~With another sunset approaching
  65. Hassan~The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo - Slower and slower - Still slower
  66. Linking Narration~The long, dreadful execution ensues...
  67. Hassan~Act V. Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement - Slower - Quicker -
  68. Hassan~Act V. Closing Scene. Slow - (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) - (Dying away in the distance)