RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The Wasps

COMPACT DISC ONE

1

Act I

No.1 Overture

9:36

2

Act I

Procleon: 'Bastard! Bloody Lickspittle!'

4:00

3

Act I

No.2 Introduction (Nocturne)

1:20

4

Act I

No.3 Melodrama and Chorus

6:15

5

Act I

No.4 Chorus: The Wasps' Serenade

5:55

6

Act I

Procleon: 'Boys, Your song brings tears to my eyes...'

1:03

7

Act I

No.5 Chorus ('When we buzz...')

0:44

8

Act I

Procleon: 'Then all hell breaks loose'

0:32

9

Act I

No.6 Chorus ('If you survive your sixtieth year...')

1:36

10

Act I

Procleon: 'Imagine how it feels...'

1:52

11

Act I

No.7 Melodrama And Chorus

2:29

12

Act I

Procleon: 'So Sandra starts in...'

2:45

13

Act I

No.8 Melodrama And Chorus

5:50

COMPACT DISC TWO

1

Act I

No.9 Entr'acte And Introduction

2:45

2

Act I

Procleon: 'Well, I was in the depths of depression...'

1:14

3

Act I

No.10 Melodrama And Chorus

6:54

4

Act I

Padre: 'Let the jury be seated'

1:15

5

Act I

No.11 March Past Of The Witnesses

1:32

6

Act I

Procleon: 'So, Wok, what's the evidence?'

2:03

7

Act I

No.12 Chorus: Parabasis

21:02

8

Act I

No.13 Entr'acte

4:24

9

Act I

Procleon: 'So, how do you like my new outfit?'

1:00

10

Act I

No.14 Chorus ('His army cloak, His field canteen...')

4:30

11

Act I

No.15 Melodrama ('Out of my way...')

0:37

12

Act I

Procleon: 'Great wine they had at that dinner!'

2:03

13

Act I

No.16 Melodrama ('Ta-ratata-ta...')

1:20

14

Act I

No.17 Melodrama ('I must be dreaming!')

1:50

15

Act I

No.18 Chorus And Dance

8:28

Henry Goodman Narrator

Richard Suart Baritone

Mark Elder