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Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.Experience the powerful and emotive orchestral and choral masterpiece, Dame Ethel Smyth's 'The Prison' on this captivating CD. Featuring acclaimed artists and a hauntingly beautiful selection of tracks, this album showcases the depth and complexity of Smyth's work. Immerse yourself in the rich textures and evocative storytelling of this genre-defying composition, as the orchestra and chorus transport you to another world. A must-have for classical music enthusiasts and those seeking a truly unique listening experience.PART I. Close on FreedomThe Prisoner communes with his Soul: 'I awoke in the middle of the night'. Andante - Pixf9 sostenuto - Pixf9 animato - Tempo I - Pixf9 animato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco sostenuto - Adagio - Sostenuto - Pixf9 animato - Sostenuto - Adagio -Voices sing of immortality: 'We are full of immortality'. Moderato - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso - Sostenuto - Tempo I -The Prisoner asks the secret of emnacipation: 'I was alone with the sorrow'. Sostenuto - Pixf9 animato - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I - Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Pixf9 mosso -His Soul (echoed by Voices) replies: 'There is no secret'. Moderato - Andante tranquillo (not too slow) - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I -He asks in what shape emancipation will come (Who are our saviours?): 'Will it return to me with the same face'. Quasi adagio - Pixf9 sostenuto - Allegro - Adagio - Molto largo - The Voices reply: 'Others are elsewhere, under other names'. Allegro misteriosa - Poco pixf9 tranquillo - Tempo I - Sostenuto - Mno mossa -Orchestral interlude: The first glimmer of Dawn. Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Tempo I - Allegro - The Prisoner understands his own immortality: 'In the faint grey morning I hear'. Andante con moto - Poco men mosso - Sostenuto - (He sleeps.)Part II. The DeliveranceChorale Prelude in the Prison Chapel (The Prisoner awakes). Andante -His Soul tells him the end of the struggle is at hand. 'The struggle is over; the time has come'. Moderato - Pixf9 largo - Poco meno mosso - Adagio - He hears his guests (the elements of his personality) moving to depart. 'I hear them overhead moving to depart'. Adagio no troppoPastorale: Sunset calm. A tempo - Allegro energica - ModeratoHe disbands his ego. 'I disband myself'. Moderato con fuoco - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Sostenuto - Voices sing (in Greek mode) the indestructibility of human passions. 'The laugher we have laughed'. Moderato -Death calls him (The Last Post); glorying, he obeys the summons. 'For years you have been conning your lesson'. Andante - Adagio - Meno adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro non troppo (ma con fuoco) - Quasi adagio - Poco pixf9 mosso- Allegro - His farewell; his triumph, his peace. 'This is no leavetaking'. L'istesso movimento - Poco animato - Adagio - Andante - Allegro - Poco sostenuto - Andante - Allegretto no troppo - Poco meno mosso - Allegretto - Poco meno mosso - Moderato - Pixf9 tranquillo - Pixda tento - Largo - Bugle Call - A tempo (sempre tranquillando)
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- Genre: Classical
- Product Type: AUDIO CD
- Barcode: 95115527924
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