Harrison Birtwistle Gawain Год выхода: 1996 Жанр: opera, avant-garde Оригинал: компакт-диск Качество: lossless, 16/44 Формат: flac (image .cue) Сканы: есть Размер: 669 Мб СD1 Act 1 01 - Overture 02 - The story begins. Night after night. Morgan Le Fay 03 - The court. They tire me. Arthur 04 - Three riddles. There was a man. The Fool 05 - Arthur's response. How can I eat? Arthur 06 - Door knock. Prophesies and threats. This is the hour of legacy or loss. Morgan Le Fay, Lady de Hautdesert 07 - Mystery of the open door 08 - Another riddle. Something stranger than charity. The Fool 09 - Door knock. Prophesies and threats. Now is the hour of legacy or loss. Morgan Le Fay, Lady de Hautdesert 10 - Entrance of the Green Knight. Now I shall test his strength. Morgan Le Fay 11 - The Green Knight rides into the court 12 - The Green Knight's challenge. Which of you is king? The Green Knight 13 - The court's reaction. Gawain accepts the challenge. God's name. Bishop Baldwin 14 - The raising of the axe 15 - Time frozen (Reprise. Prophesies. Riddles. Door knock). This is the moment that waited for you. Morgan Le Fay, Lady de Hautdesert 16 - Gawain decapitates the Green Knight. God's name! . Guinevere, Bishop Baldwin, Arthur, Ywain, The Fool, Agravain 17 - The severed head instructs Gawain. My title is knight of the green chapel. The Green Knight 18 - The Green Knight rides off 19 - The court's reaction. 'It's nothing'. Arthur 20 - Duet. Prophesies and threats. Now that you've seen its face. Morgan Le Fay, Lady de Hautdesert TABLEAUX OF THE TURNING OF THE SEASONS AND GAWAIN'S PREPARATION FOR HIS JOURNEY 21 - Tableau I. Winter. Day. Women's chorus 22 - Tableau I. Winter. Night. Men's chorus. 'Here is your second birth'. Ywain 23 - Tableau II. Day. Women's chorus 24 - Tableau II. Day. Night. Men's chorus. 'Here is your second skin'. Ywain 25 - Tableau III. Summer. Day. Women's chorus 26 - Tableau III. Summer. Night. Men's chorus. 'Here is your second flesh'. Ywain 27 - Tableau IV. Autumn. Day. Women's chorus 28 - Tableau IV. Autumn. Night. Men's chorus. 'Here is your second arm'. Ywain 29 - Tableau V. Winter. Day. Women's chorus 30 - Tableau V. Winter. Night. Men's chorus. 'Here is your badge of steel'. Ywain 31 - Tableau V. Winter. Coda. 'Now with a single step'. Morgan Le Fay СD2 Act 2 01 - Morgan Le Fay's prediction. 'Now with a single step'. Morgan Le Fay 02 - The journey 03 - A glimpse. 'Soon... what you most love'. Bertilak de Hautdesert 04 - The journey continues 05 - A Glimpse of the future. 'Soon... what you want, you'll have'. Lady de Hautdesert 06 - The journey continues 07 - A glimpse of the future. 'Soon you'll see its face' Lady de Hautdesert 08 - The journey continues 09 - A glimpse of the future. 'This is the hour of vanity or choice'. Lady de Hautdesert 10 - The journey continues 11 - Castle de Hautdesert. 'Welcome, welcome, welcome'. Bertilak de Hautdesert 12 - Dance aria. 'Now we shall learn'. Lady de Hautdesert 13 - Bertilak de Hautdesert's welcome and Gawain's foreboding. 'This house is yours'. Bertilak de Hautdesert 14 - The first lullaby. 'Lie down without fear of the dark'. Morgan Le Fay 15 - The first hunt and temptation 16 - An aside from Morgan Le Fay (1). 'A gift he must not refuse'. Morgan Le Fay 17 - Bertilak de Hautdesert's return (1) 18 - The second lullaby. 'Lie down without fear of the dark'. Morgan Le Fay 19 - The second hunt and temptation 20 - An aside from Morgan Le Fay (2) 21 - Bertilak de Hautdesert's return (2). 'Here's your trophy'. Bertilak de Hautdesert 22 - The third lullaby. 'Lie down without fear of the dark'. Morgan Le Fay 23 - The third hunt and temptation 24 - An aside from Morgan Le Fay (3) 25 - Bcrtilak de Hautdesert's return (3). 'I hunted all day'. Bertilak de Hautdesert 26 - Prophesies and threats 27 - The Green chapel. 'Fear of death'. Gawain 28 - Gawain faces death. 'Now I acquit myself'. Gawain 29 - Gawain's reprieve. 'The first blow'. The Green Knight 30 - The journey back begins 31 - The court (riddles and prophesies). 'Arthur - join us'. Guinevere 32 - Gawain's return 33 - Gawain's epilogue. 'I left this place'. Gawain 34 - Coda. 'Now, at the year's dead end'. Morgan Le Fay Morgan Le Fay - Marie ANGEL (soprano) Lady de Hautdesert - Anne HOWELLS (mezzo soprano) Arthur - Richard GREAGER (tenor) Guinevere - Penelope WALMSLEY-CLARK (soprano) The Fool - Omar EBRAHIM (baritone) Agravain - Alan EWING (bass) Ywain - John MARSDEN (tenor) Gawain - Francois LE ROUX (baritone) Bishop Baldwin - Kevin SMITH (counter tenor) The Green Knight / Bertilak de Hautdesert - John TOMLINSON (bass baritone) THE ROYAL OPERA CHORUS THE ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Elgar HOWARTH