Duration97 Min

Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35

Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins

Duration97 Min

Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 1, Watchmen, Alert! (Chorus) –
1
Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North
05:51
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 2, Watchmen, Alert! the King Is Here (Caractacus/Sentries) –
2
The Orchestra of Opera North, Roland Wood, Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society
05:52
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 3, Father! Sire and King (Eigen/Caractacus/Orbin/Sentries) –
3
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North, Roland Wood
02:33
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 4, At Eve to the Greenwood (Eigen) –
4
Elizabeth Llewellyn, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
02:36
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 5, On the Ocean and the River (Eigen/Orbin/Caractacus) –
5
Roland Wood, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Elizabeth Llewellyn, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
02:45
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 6, Rest, Weary Monarch (Spirits of the Hill)
6
Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North
02:57
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 1, Tread the Mystic Circle Round (Arch-Druid/Druids/Druid Maidens) –
7
The Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society, Christopher Purves, Martyn Brabbins
04:28
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 2, Invocation. Lord of Dread, and Lord of Pow'r (Chorus/Arch-Druid) –
8
Martyn Brabbins, Christopher Purves, Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North
02:25
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 3, Bard, What Read Ye? (Arch-Druid/Orbin/Caractacus/Druids/Druid Maidens) –
9
Roland Wood, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North, Christopher Purves, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Huddersfield Choral Society
07:08
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 4, Leap, Leap to Light (Caractacus/Soldiers/Orbin/Arch-Druid) –
10
Roland Wood, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Christopher Purves
04:46
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 5, Hence, Ere the Druid's Wrath Is Woke (Druids/Druid Maidens/Orbin/Soldiers)
11
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society
03:23
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 1, Introduction. The Woodland Interlude
12
The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
01:51
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 2, Come! Beneath Our Woodland Bow'rs (Youths/Maidens) –
13
The Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins
01:09
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 3, O'er-arch'd by Leaves (Eigen/Orbin) –
14
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North
03:33
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 4, Last Night Beneath the Sacred Oak (Orbin) –
15
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North
01:32
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 5, Come! Beneath Our Woodland Bow'rs – They Gather the Wreaths (Youths/Maidens/Orbin/Eigen)
16
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Elizabeth Llewellyn, Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North
05:19
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 1, Wild Rumours Shake Our Calm Retreat (Maidens) –
17
Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
02:24
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 2, When the Glow of the Evening (Eigen/Maidens) –
18
Elizabeth Llewellyn, Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North
02:12
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 3, We Were Gather'd by the River (Soldiers) –
19
Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North
02:09
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 4, Lament. O My Warriors (Caractacus/Chorus)
20
Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins, Roland Wood
04:11
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 5: No. 5, Captive Britons, See Them! (A Bard/Druid Maidens) –
21
Christopher Purves, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society
03:51
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 1, Processional Music. The March Triumphal Thunders (Chorus)
22
Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North
07:04
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 2, Unbind His Hands (Claudius) –
23
Alastair Miles, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
01:11
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 3, Heap Torment upon Torment (Caractacus/Eigen/Orbin) –
24
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Elizabeth Llewellyn, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins, Roland Wood
04:46
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 4, Slay, Slay the Briton! (Roman Citizens/Claudius) –
25
Alastair Miles, Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North
00:35
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 5, I Plead Not for Myself (Caractacus/Orbin/Eigen/Roman Citizens/Claudius) –
26
Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Alastair Miles, Roland Wood, Huddersfield Choral Society, Elizabeth Llewellyn, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
02:32
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 6, Grace from the Roman! (Eigen/Orbin/Caractacus/Claudius) –
27
Martyn Brabbins, Elizabeth Llewellyn, The Orchestra of Opera North, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Roland Wood, Alastair Miles
02:26
Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 7, The Clang of Arms Is Over (Chorus)
28
Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society
04:51

Artists

Martyn Brabbins

Conductor

Huddersfield Choral Society

Choir

The Orchestra of Opera North

Orchestra

Composers

Edward Elgar

Composer

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