Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35 – Huddersfield Choral Society, Edward Elgar, The Orchestra of Opera North & Martyn Brabbins

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 1, Watchmen, Alert! (Chorus) –

Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North & Edward Elgar

5:51

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 2, Watchmen, Alert! the King Is Here (Caractacus/Sentries) –

The Orchestra of Opera North, Roland Wood, Martyn Brabbins & Huddersfield Choral Society

5:52

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 3, Father! Sire and King (Eigen/Caractacus/Orbin/Sentries) –

Martyn Brabbins & Huddersfield Choral Society

2:33

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 4, At Eve to the Greenwood (Eigen) –

The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins & Edward Elgar

2:36

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 5, On the Ocean and the River (Eigen/Orbin/Caractacus) –

Roland Wood & The Orchestra of Opera North

2:46

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 1: No. 6, Rest, Weary Monarch (Spirits of the Hill)

Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North & Edward Elgar

2:57

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 1, Tread the Mystic Circle Round (Arch-Druid/Druids/Druid Maidens) –

The Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society, Christopher Purves & Martyn Brabbins

4:28

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 2, Invocation. Lord of Dread, and Lord of Pow'r (Chorus/Arch-Druid) –

Martyn Brabbins, Christopher Purves, Huddersfield Choral Society & The Orchestra of Opera North

2:25

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 3, Bard, What Read Ye? (Arch-Druid/Orbin/Caractacus/Druids/Druid Maidens) –

Roland Wood, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North & Christopher Purves

7:09

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 4, Leap, Leap to Light (Caractacus/Soldiers/Orbin/Arch-Druid) –

Roland Wood, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins & Huddersfield Choral Society

4:46

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 2: No. 5, Hence, Ere the Druid's Wrath Is Woke (Druids/Druid Maidens/Orbin/Soldiers)

Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North & Huddersfield Choral Society

3:23

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 1, Introduction. The Woodland Interlude

The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins & Edward Elgar

1:51

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 2, Come! Beneath Our Woodland Bow'rs (Youths/Maidens) –

The Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins & Edward Elgar

1:09

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 3, O'er-arch'd by Leaves (Eigen/Orbin) –

Martyn Brabbins & The Orchestra of Opera North

3:33

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 4, Last Night Beneath the Sacred Oak (Orbin) –

Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North & Edward Elgar

1:33

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 3: No. 5, Come! Beneath Our Woodland Bow'rs – They Gather the Wreaths (Youths/Maidens/Orbin/Eigen)

Huddersfield Choral Society & Martyn Brabbins

5:19

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 1, Wild Rumours Shake Our Calm Retreat (Maidens) –

Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins & Edward Elgar

2:25

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 2, When the Glow of the Evening (Eigen/Maidens) –

Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins & The Orchestra of Opera North

2:12

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 3, We Were Gather'd by the River (Soldiers) –

Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North & Edward Elgar

2:10

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 4: No. 4, Lament. O My Warriors (Caractacus/Chorus)

Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins & Roland Wood

4:12

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 5: No. 5, Captive Britons, See Them! (A Bard/Druid Maidens) –

Christopher Purves, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins & Huddersfield Choral Society

3:52

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 1, Processional Music. The March Triumphal Thunders (Chorus)

Martyn Brabbins, Huddersfield Choral Society, The Orchestra of Opera North & Edward Elgar

7:04

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 2, Unbind His Hands (Claudius) –

Alastair Miles, The Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins & Edward Elgar

1:11

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 3, Heap Torment upon Torment (Caractacus/Eigen/Orbin) –

The Orchestra of Opera North & Martyn Brabbins

4:46

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 4, Slay, Slay the Briton! (Roman Citizens/Claudius) –

Alastair Miles, Huddersfield Choral Society, Martyn Brabbins & The Orchestra of Opera North

0:36

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 5, I Plead Not for Myself (Caractacus/Orbin/Eigen/Roman Citizens/Claudius) –

Alastair Miles, Roland Wood & Huddersfield Choral Society

2:33

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 6, Grace from the Roman! (Eigen/Orbin/Caractacus/Claudius) –

Martyn Brabbins & The Orchestra of Opera North

2:26

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Elgar: Caractacus, Op. 35, Scene 6: No. 7, The Clang of Arms Is Over (Chorus)

Martyn Brabbins, The Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society & Edward Elgar

4:51