Title from disc label. The 1st work for soprano, chorus, and orchestra to a text by Laurence Binyon; the 2nd work for speaker, soprano, and orchestra to a text by W.B. Yeats; the 3rd work incidental music to Grania and Diarmid by George Moore and W.B. Yeats, for orchestra, including the song "There are seven that pull the thread" with soprano; the 4th work originally for English horn, harp, and string quartet, arranged by the composer for orchestra. Rachel Nicholls, soprano (1st work) ; Joshua Ellicott, narrator ; Jennifer France, soprano (2nd work) ; Madeleine Shaw, mezzo-soprano (3rd work) ; Hallé Choir (1st work) ; Hallé ; Sir Mark Elder, conductor. 1st, 4th works recorded in concert 2014 November 6 in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 2nd work recorded in concert 2016 April 7 in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. 3rd work recorded 2016 March 30 in Hallé St. Peter's, Ancoats, Manchester. Booklet with texts in French and English and program notes in English (19 unnumbered pages : portraits) inserted in container.
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In memoriam / (17:03). A voice in the wilderness = Une voix dans le désert : op. 77 (11:10) ; Grania and Diarmid : op. 42 (11:51) / Arnold Bax In memoriam / Arnold Bax (17:03).
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