{"product_id":"experiential-orch-chorus-dame-ethel-smyth-the-prison-cd","title":"Experiential Orch\/chorus - Dame Ethel Smyth: The Prison [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperience 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 Freedom\u003cbr\u003eThe Prisoner communes with his Soul: 'I awoke in the middle of the night'. Andante - Pi\\xf9 sostenuto - Pi\\xf9 animato - Tempo I - Pi\\xf9 animato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco sostenuto - Adagio - Sostenuto - Pi\\xf9 animato - Sostenuto - Adagio -\u003cbr\u003eVoices sing of immortality: 'We are full of immortality'. Moderato - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso - Sostenuto - Tempo I -\u003cbr\u003eThe Prisoner asks the secret of emnacipation: 'I was alone with the sorrow'. Sostenuto - Pi\\xf9 animato - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I - Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Pi\\xf9 mosso -\u003cbr\u003eHis Soul (echoed by Voices) replies: 'There is no secret'. Moderato - Andante tranquillo (not too slow) - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I -\u003cbr\u003eHe asks in what shape emancipation will come (Who are our saviours?): 'Will it return to me with the same face'. Quasi adagio - Pi\\xf9 sostenuto - Allegro - Adagio - Molto largo - \u003cbr\u003eThe Voices reply: 'Others are elsewhere, under other names'. Allegro misteriosa - Poco pi\\xf9 tranquillo - Tempo I - Sostenuto - Mno mossa -\u003cbr\u003eOrchestral interlude: The first glimmer of Dawn. Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Tempo I - Allegro - \u003cbr\u003eThe Prisoner understands his own immortality: 'In the faint grey morning I hear'. Andante con moto - Poco men mosso - Sostenuto - (He sleeps.)\u003cbr\u003ePart II. The Deliverance\u003cbr\u003eChorale Prelude in the Prison Chapel (The Prisoner awakes). Andante -\u003cbr\u003eHis Soul tells him the end of the struggle is at hand. 'The struggle is over; the time has come'. Moderato - Pi\\xf9 largo - Poco meno mosso - Adagio - \u003cbr\u003eHe hears his guests (the elements of his personality) moving to depart. 'I hear them overhead moving to depart'. Adagio no troppo\u003cbr\u003ePastorale: Sunset calm. A tempo - Allegro energica - Moderato\u003cbr\u003eHe disbands his ego. 'I disband myself'. Moderato con fuoco - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Sostenuto - \u003cbr\u003eVoices sing (in Greek mode) the indestructibility of human passions. 'The laugher we have laughed'. Moderato -\u003cbr\u003eDeath 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 pi\\xf9 mosso- Allegro - \u003cbr\u003eHis 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 - Pi\\xf9 tranquillo - Pi\\xda tento - Largo - Bugle Call - A tempo (sempre tranquillando)","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49041591566658,"sku":"1184281","price":18.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51vPpwCSEZL._SL1500.jpg?v=1718312176","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/experiential-orch-chorus-dame-ethel-smyth-the-prison-cd","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}