{"product_id":"delius-soanes-britten-sinfonia-hassan-complete-incidental-music","title":"Delius \/ Soanes \/ Britten Sinfonia- Hassan - Complete Incidental Music (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act I. Prelude. Slow - Quietly but expressively - Marcato - Rather slower - Passionately - Curtain. Very slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~We are in old Baghdad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Interlude between Scenes 1 and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery quietly -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act I. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in front of the house. Very quietly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~It is later that night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act I. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerenade. Con moto moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~The shutters open, and Yasmin appears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act I. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Very quietly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act I. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus behind the scenes. Not too slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~The first light of dawn shines in the sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Prelude. With animation - Becoming slower and more sombre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Ballet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could imagine. Quick and vigorously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~And then, after the Beggars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Ballet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Ballet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDivertissement. Con moto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Ballet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Dance. Andante moderato - Allegro - Più mosso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain). Comodo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~This House of the Moving Walls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Street of Felicity. Very quietly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~The SOS message has fallen from the balcony...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act II. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act III. Prelude. Moderato - Slower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act III. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurtain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act III. Interlude between Scenes 1 and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery quietly - Slower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act III. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe great Hall of the Palace. With vigour - Quieter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act III. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~As more and more people gather...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act III. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEntry of the Caliph. Pompously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act III. Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFanfares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act IV. Prelude. Slow - Passionately - Passionately but not too quick - Slower - Heavily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~In the Palace's dark vaults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act IV. Interlude between Scenes 1 and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow and ponderously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~Sunlight streams through the cell's grating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act V. Prelude. Quick - Slower, softer - Not too quick - Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in front of a pavili\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act V. The song of the Muezzin at sunset -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~With another sunset approaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo - Slower and slower - Still slower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinking Narration~The long, dreadful execution ensues...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act V. Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement - Slower - Quicker -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHassan~Act V. Closing Scene. 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