{"product_id":"elgar-rudge-bbc-concert-orchestra-hills-of-dreamland","title":"Elgar \/ Rudge \/ Bbc Concert Orchestra- Hills of Dreamland (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomm Recordings is delighted to present a revelatory collection of orchestral songs by Sir Edward Elgar performed by two of today's most exciting young singers - mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge and baritone Henk Neven - accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth. The Hills of Dreamland takes it's title from a line in Elgar's well-known setting, beautifully still and beseeching, of Arthur L Salmon's Pleading. Historically the least regarded part of Elgar's output, his songs contain a treasure-trove of vocal gems and here receive performances of insight, imagination and emotional directness. The Op.59 Song Cycle is an exemplary case in point, by turns quietly radiant, touchingly nostalgic and achingly melancholic. Two settings of poems by Elgar's wife - the richly orchestrated The Wind at Dawn and celebratory The King's Way- show Elgar at his most evocative and ebullient. Sombre and powerful, The Pipes of Pan boasts colorful imagery and driving rhythmic energy, The River and The Torch wholly Elgarian in their wonderful sonorities. A first recording of the orchestral version of the marching song Follow the Colours shows Elgar at his most patriotic. The complete incidental music for a 1901 staging of WB Yeats' Grania and Diarmid offers a rare opportunity to experience the full gamut of Elgar's moving and dramatic evocation of a timeless tale of love in the ancient Irish myth. A bonus album of recordings made under the auspices of the Elgar Society showcases soprano Nathalie de Montmollin and pianist Barry Collett in a collection of piano-accompanied songs. It includes first recordings of the piano version of 'Winter' from The Mill Wheel and the world-weary tread of Muleteer's Serenade, setting words from Cervantes' Don Quixote.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong Cycle, Op. 59: No. 1, O Soft Was The Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong Cycle, Op. 59: No. 2, Was It Some Golden Star?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong Cycle, Op. 59: No. 3, Twilight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong Cycle, Op. 59: No. 4, The Wind At Dawn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong Cycle, Op. 59: No. 5, The Pipes Of Pan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Songs, Op. 60: No. 1, The Torch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Songs, Op. 60: No. 2, The River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePleading, Op. 48\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow The Colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe King\u0026amp;#39;s Way (Version For Voice \u0026amp;amp; Orchestra)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrania \u0026amp;amp; Diarmid, Op. 42: No. 1, Incidental Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrania \u0026amp;amp; Diarmid, Op. 42: No. 2, Funeral March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrania \u0026amp;amp; Diarmid, Op. 42: No. 3, There Are Seven That Pull The Thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike To The Damask Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Songs, Op. 16: No. 1, The Shepherd\u0026amp;#39;s Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry Those Fair, Those Crystal Eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Millwheel (Winter)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuleteers\u0026amp;#39; Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs I Laye A-Thynkynge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen Mary\u0026amp;#39;s Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Songs, Op. 60: No. 1, The Torch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Songs, Op. 60: No. 2, The River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Songs, Op. 41: No. 1, In The Dawn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Songs, Op. 41: No. 2, Speak, Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eUPC \u0026gt; 748871227125\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormat \u0026gt; New CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel \u0026gt; Somm Recordings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46982204326109,"sku":"748871227125","price":145.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/mbid-ffe85780-0e07-42f0-816c-e7d9e20cbaa8-38154417004_thumb500.jpg?v=1769761979","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/zh-cn\/products\/elgar-rudge-bbc-concert-orchestra-hills-of-dreamland","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}