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DELIUS, F.: Mass of Life (A) / Prelude and Idyll (J. Watson, Wyn-Rogers, A. Kennedy, Opie, Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony, D. Hill)

DELIUS, F.: Mass of Life (A) / Prelude and Idyll (J. Watson, Wyn-Rogers, A. Kennedy, Opie, Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony, D. Hill)

Released Date:
01 Jul 2012

Originally recorded in 2012
Artists:

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra


Hill, David


Alan Opie

Soloist

Catherine Wyn-Rogers

Soloist

Andrew Kennedy

Soloist

David Hill

Soloist

Bach Choir



Venue:

The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK



Record Label
Naxos

Genre:

Orchestral & Concertos


Classical

Total Time - 118:19
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DELIUS, F.: Mass of Life (A) / Prelude and Idyll (J. Watson, Wyn-Rogers, A. Kennedy, Opie, Bach Choir, Bournemouth Symphony, D. Hill)

     
     
 

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE



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A Mass of Life

  
1 Part I: O Du mein Wille! (Chorus) 5:27
 David Hill Soloist
     
 

FREDERICK DELIUS

2 Part I: Erhebt eure Herzen (Baritone) 2:02
 David Hill Soloist
     
3 Part I: In dein Auge schaute ich jungst (Chorus, Tenor, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone) 13:50
 Alan Opie Soloist
     
 

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

4 Part I: Wehe mir! (Baritone, Chorus) 2:39
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     
5 Part I: Nacht ist es (Chorus, Baritone) 8:47
 Andrew Kennedy Soloist
     
6 Part II: Auf den Bergen - 5:36
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     
7 Part II: Herauf! nun herauf (Chorus, Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor) 4:21
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     
8 Part II: Susse Leier! (Baritone) 4:49
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     


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1 Part II: Lento - La la la (Chorus) - Lasst vom Tanze nicht ab (Baritone, Chorus) 18:28
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     
2 Part II: Heisser Mittag schlaft (Chorus, Baritone, Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano, Tenor) 14:37
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     
3 Part II: Gottes Weh ist tiefer (Baritone, Chorus) 4:32
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     
 

FREDERICK DELIUS

4 Part II: Kommt! Lasst uns jetzo wandeln! (Chorus, Baritone, Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano) 13:16
 Catherine Wyn-Rogers Soloist
     
 

Prelude and Idyll

  
5 Prelude - 3:18
 David Hill Soloist
     
 

WALT WHITMAN

6 Idyll: Once I passed through a populous city (Baritone, Soprano) 16:37
 David Hill Soloist
 Hill, David


Long an admirer of Nietzsche’s poetry, Frederick Delius composed A Mass of Life while at the height of his powers, blending passages from Also Sprach Zarathustra into orchestral textures of great expressive depth and striking beauty. Written in his final years, the Prelude and Idyll sourced music from a long discarded opera, transforming a story of lust and vengeance into one which emphasizes the transience of life and love. David Hill’s previous BSO recordings include a “perfectly judged” Dies natalis by Gerald Finzi (The Guardian on NX 0417), while his Vaughan Williams Sancta Civitas (NX2424) was described as “thrilling…a great case for a neglected work”.Classic FM
 

 "... a superb production and the grandest addition to the Delius discography in many years. Highest recommedation."

Adrian Corleonis - Fanfare - November/December 2012


               *****  - Exceptional

Giuseppe Rossi - Musica magazine - November 2012


"...This new Naxos recording, which was made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth, is one of the most successful that I have heard in bringing the text and creative balance of the work to life. David Hill has produced a fine performance from his forces and the dramatic baritone of Alan Opie suits the role of the hero admirably without pushing the balance of the other singers out of focus. This is a performance well worth having of this neglected work ... All lovers of Delius should have this on their shelves. "

James Norris - Audiophilia.com -  18 June  2012
 


"...This has done more than any other to win me over to the Mass of Life..."

Simon Thompson - MusicWeb-International.com - 10 September 2012


"Naxos extend their Delius catalogue with a very strong entry."
 
Rob Barnett - MusicWeb-International.com - 16 August 2012


                 **** - Good

Norbert Tischer - Pizzicato magazine - September 2012




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