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Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, François Le Roux
Birtwistle: Gawain
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (31) - Disc #1
1. Act 1: Ov - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
2. Act 1: The Story Begins 'Night after night' - Marie Angel
3. Act 1: The Court 'They tire me.' - Richard Greager
4. Act 1: Three Riddles 'There was a man.' - Omar Ebrahim
5. Act 1: Arthur's Response 'How can I eat?' - Richard Greager
6. Act 1: Door Knock, Prophesies and Threats 'This is the hour of legacy or loss.' - Marie Angel/Anne Howells
7. Act 1: Mystery of the Open Door - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
8. Act 1: Another Riddle 'Something stranger than charity' - Omar Ebrahim
9. Act 1: Door Knock, Prophesies and Threats 'Now is the hour of legacy or loss' - Marie Angel/Anne Howells
10. Act 1: Entrance of the Green Knight 'Now I shall test his strength - Marie Angel
11. Act 1: The Green Knight Rides into the Court - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
12. Act 1: The Green Knight's Challenge 'Which of you is king?' - John Tomlinson
13. Act 1: The Court's Reaction, Gawain Accepts the Challenge 'God's Name' - Kevin Smith
14. Act 1:The Raising of the Axe - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
15. Act 1: Time Frozen (Reprise; Prophesies; Riddles; Door Knock) 'This is the moment...' - Marie Angel/Anne Howells
16. Act 1: Gawain Decapitates The Green Knight 'God's Name!' - Penelope Walmsley-Clark/Kevin Smith/Richard Greager/John Marsden/Omar Ebrahim/Alan Ewing
17. Act 1: The Severed Head Instructs Gawain 'My Title is Knight of the Green Chapel.' - John Tomlinson
18. Act 1: The Green Knight Rides Off - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
19. Act 1: The Court's Reaction 'It's nothing.' - Richard Greager
20. Act 1: Duet: Prophesies and Threats 'Now that you've seen its face.' - Marie Angel/Anne Howells
21. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau I: Winter: Day - The Royal Opera (Women's) Chor
22. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau I: Winter:Night... - The Royal Opera (Men's) Chor/John Marsden
23. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau II: Spring: Day - The Royal Opera (Women's) Chor
24. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau II: Spring: Night... - The Royal Opera (Men's) Chor/John Marsden
25. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau III: Summer: Day - The Royal Opera (Women's) Chor
26. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau III: Summer: Night... - The Royal Opera (Men's) Chor/John Marsden
27. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau IV: Autumn: Day - The Royal Opera (Women's) Chor
28. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau IV: Autumn: Night... - The Royal Opera (Men's) Chor/John Marsden
29. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau V: Winter: Day - The Royal Opera (Women's) Chor
30. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau V: Winter: Night... - The Royal Opera (Men's) Chor/John Marsden
31. Tableaux of the Turning of the Seasons and Gawain's Preparation...: Tableau V: Coda... - Marie Angel
Track Listings (34) - Disc #2
1. Act 2: Morgan Le Fay's Prediction 'Now with a single step.' - Marie Angel
2. Act 2: The Journey - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
3. Act 2: Glimpse 'Soon...what you most love.' - John Tomlinson
4. Act 2: The Journey Continues - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
5. Act 2: A Glimpse of the Future 'Soon...what you want, you'll have.' - Anne Howells
6. Act 2: The Journey Continues - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
7. Act 2: A Glimpse of the Future 'Soon you'll see its face.' - Anne Howells
8. Act 2: The Journey Continues - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
9. Act 2: A Glimpse of the Future 'This is the hour of vanity or choice.' - Anne Howells
10. Act 2: The Journey Continues - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
11. Act 2: Castle de Hautdesert 'Welcome,welcome, welcome.' - John Tomlinson
12. Act 2: Dance Aria 'Now we shall learn.' - Anne Howells
13. Act 2: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Welcome and Gawain's Foreboding 'This house is yours.' - John Tomlinson
14. Act 2: The First Lullaby 'Lie down without fear of the dark.' - Marie Angel
15. Act 2: The First Hunt and Temptation - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
16. Act 2: An Aside from Morgan Le Fay (1) 'A gift he must not refuse.' - Marie Angel
17. Act 2: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return (1) - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
18. Act 2: The Second Lullaby 'Lie down without fear of the dark' - Marie Angel
19. Act 2: The Second Hunt and Temptation - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
20. Act 2: An Aside From Morgan Le Fay (2) - Marie Angel
21. Act 2: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return (2) 'Here's your trophy.' - John Tomlinson
22. Act 2: The Third Lullaby 'Lie down without fear of the dark.' - Marie Angel
23. Act 2: The Third Hunt and Temptation - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
24. Act 2: An Aside From Morgan Le Fay (3) - Marie Angel
25. Act 2: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return (3) 'I hunted all day.' - John Tomlinson
26. Act 2: Prophesies and Threats - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
27. Act 2: The Green Chapel 'Fear of Death.' - Francois Le Roux
28. Act 2: Gawain Faces Death 'Now I acquit myself.' - Francois Le Roux
29. Act 2: Gawain's Reprieve 'The first blow.' - John Tomlinson
30. Act 2: The Journey Back Begins - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
31. Act 2: The Court (Riddles and Prophesies) 'Arthur-join us.' - Penelope Walmsley-Clark
32. Act 2: Gawain's Return - The Orch of the ROH/Elgar Howarth
33. Act 2: Gawain's Epilogue 'I left this place.' - Francois Le Roux
34. Act 2: Coda 'Now at the year's dead end.' - Marie Angel

Performed by: Alan Ewing / Anne Howells / François LeRoux / John Marsden / John Tomlinson / Kevin Smith / Marie Angel / Omar Ebrahim / Penelope Walmsley-Clark / Richard Greager / Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

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All Artists: Harrison Birtwistle, Elgar Howarth, François Le Roux, Marie Angel, Alan Ewing
Title: Birtwistle: Gawain
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Collins Classics
Release Date: 4/9/1996
Genre: Classical
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Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 723722407925

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