HAMILTON HARTY (1879-1941)

The Children of Lir

31:48

Poem for Orchestra

1

Introduction -

4:34

2

Allegro brioso ed animato -

4:48

3

The Swan-Children -

2:31

4

Calm Seas and Blue Skies -

2:00

5

Approach of Evening -

6:07

6

Allegro brio ed animato -

6:05

7

Transformation, Baptism and Death

5:43

Variations on a Dublin Air

16:20

8

Introduction and Theme -

3:45

9

Variation I -

1:01

10

Variation II -

1:03

11

Variation III -

2:10

12

Variation IV -

0:40

13

Variation V -

1:54

14

Variation VI -

2:02

15

Variation VII

3:45

16

The Londonderry Air

5:27

Ode to a Nightingale

22:32

17

Introduction -

1:44

18

'My heart aches' -

2:36

19

'O for a draught' -

2:02

20

'And quite forget' -

4:04

21

'Already with thee!'-

4:20

22

'Darkling I listen' -

4:06

23

'Forlorn!' -

0:54

24

'Adieu! Adieu!'

2:48

Heather Harper soprano

Bryden Thomson

3-4 October 1981 (The Children of Lir & Ode to a Nightingale), June 1979 (other works)