{"product_id":"elgar-birsan-banks-opie-bergen-philharm-king-olaf","title":"Elgar \/ Birsan \/ Banks \/ Opie \/ Bergen Philharm- King Olaf (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter having recorded Elgar's the Dream of Gerontius ('Recording of the Month' in BBC Music), Sir Andrew Davis turns to two of the composer's most popular early choral works: Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf and the Banner of Saint George. The recording, made soon after a successful performance, features the same 'excellent Bergen Philharmonic' and 'outstanding' vocal forces: The 'imposing' baritone Alan Opie, the 'high, incisive tenor' Barry Banks, singing 'fearlessly in some quite challenging passages', and the American soprano Emily Birsan, who sang 'with radiant delicacy' (The Daily Telegraph). These two works shaped Elgar's later reputation as a leading orchestrator and most popular British composer of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Introduction: There Is A Wondrous Book (Chorus, Bass, Soprano,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Summon Now The God Of Thunder (Bass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: The Challenge Of Thor (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: King Olaf\u0026amp;#39;s Return (Tenor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Recitative: Tell How Olaf Bore The Cross (Bass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: The Conversion: King Olaf\u0026amp;#39;s Prows At Nidaros (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: The Conversion: Behold Me, My People (Tenor, Bass, Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: The Conversion: As Leaps The Lights Of Winter (Chorus, Bass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: The Conversion: Then O\u0026amp;#39;er The Blood-Stained Hog-Stone (Cho\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Recitative: Now The Child Of Ironbeard Dead (Bass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Gudrun (Soprano, Chorus, Tenor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Recitative: How The Wraith Of Odin Old (Bass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: The Wraith Of Odin (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Recitative: Sisters, Sing Ye Now The Song (Bass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Sigrid: Sigrid Sits In Her High Abode (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Sigrid: Sigrid, Hail! With Royal Hand (Tenor, Soprano, Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Recitative: Hark! She Flies From Wendland Forth (Bass)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Thyri (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Duet: The Gray Land Breaks To Lively Green (Soprano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Duet: Thyri, My Beloved (Tenor, Soprano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Recitative: After Queen Gunhild\u0026amp;#39;s Death (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: The Death Of Olaf (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Epilogue: In The Convent Of Drontheim (Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Epilogue: It Is Accepted (Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents In Summer: Epilogue: Stronger Than Steel (Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Scene 1: Within Sylene\u0026amp;#39;s Walls No Sound Is Heard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Scene 1: The Women Of Sylene Rend Their Hair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Scene 1: Forth From The Palace, Beautiful As Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Scene 1: O Calm Your Hearts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Scene 2: Without A Fear Beside The Dragon\u0026amp;#39;s Tarn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Scene 2: Hark! \u0026amp;#39;tis The Ringing Hoof Of Steed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Scene 2: Loud Cry The People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Banner Of St. George, Op. 33: Epilogue: It Comes From The Misty Ages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46985741828317,"sku":"095115514924","price":330.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/2840766.jpg?v=1762929804","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/products\/elgar-birsan-banks-opie-bergen-philharm-king-olaf","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}