Scenes from The song of Hiawatha Songs of Hiawatha
Notes:
Decca: 473 431-2 (473 432-2--473 433-2). 1st work a secular cantata; 2nd work for orchestra. Text of 1st work by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In 1st work: Helen Field, soprano ; Arthur Davies, tenor ; Bryn Terfel, baritone ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera ; Kenneth Alwyn, conductor. In 2nd work: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ; Grant Llewellyn, conductor. Recorded at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, January, 1990 (1st work) and at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, September, 1991 (2nd work). Compilation of material previously released in 1991 (1st work) and 1993 (2nd work). Compact discs. Program notes by Kenneth Alwyn and English libretto (1st work) ([16] pages) included.
Contents:
Scenes from the Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hiawatha's wedding feast ; The death of Minnehaha ; Hiawatha's departure -- Symphonic variations on an African air, op. 63.
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