Vernon Handley, Richard Hickox, Ulster Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Della Jones, Janet Hilton, David Haslam & Lindsay String Quartet

Bliss: Checkmate Suite, Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Hymn to Apollo, Music for Strings & Lie Strewn the White Flocks

Vernon Handley, Richard Hickox, Ulster Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Della Jones, Janet Hilton, David Haslam & Lindsay String Quartet

23 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 7 MINUTES • FEB 01 1999

1
Checkmate Suite: I. Prologue. The Players
Vernon Handley & Ulster Orchestra
06:24
2
Checkmate Suite: II. Dance of the Four Knights
Vernon Handley & Ulster Orchestra
04:01
3
Checkmate Suite: III. Entry of the Black Queen
Vernon Handley & Ulster Orchestra
05:47
4
Checkmate Suite: IV. The Red Knight's Mazurka
Vernon Handley & Ulster Orchestra
02:53
5
Checkmate Suite: V. Ceremony of the Red Bishops
Vernon Handley & Ulster Orchestra
02:23
6
Checkmate Suite: VI. Finale. Checkmate
Vernon Handley & Ulster Orchestra
03:56
7
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: I. Moderato
Janet Hilton, Keith Swallow & Lindsay String Quartet
06:35
8
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: II. Allegro molto
Janet Hilton, Keith Swallow & Lindsay String Quartet
07:26
9
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: III. Adagietto espressivo - Allegro moderato
Janet Hilton, Keith Swallow & Lindsay String Quartet
09:00
10
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: IV. Allegro energico
Janet Hilton, Keith Swallow & Lindsay String Quartet
06:18
11
Hymn to Apollo
Vernon Handley & Ulster Orchestra
11:20
12
Music for Strings: I. Allegro moderato, energico
Richard Hickox & Northern Sinfonia
09:18
13
Music for Strings: II. Andante, molto sostenuto
Richard Hickox & Northern Sinfonia
11:14
14
Music for Strings: III. Allegro molto
Richard Hickox & Northern Sinfonia
06:43
15
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": I. Introdcution and The Shepherd's Holyday
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
04:29
16
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": II. A Hymn to Pan
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
02:54
17
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": III. Pan's Saraband
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
01:56
18
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": IV. Pan and Echo
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
03:43
19
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": V. The Naïads' Music
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
05:25
20
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": VI. The Pigeon Song
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, Della Jones, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
04:39
21
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": VII. The Song of the Reapers
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
02:08
22
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": VIII. Finale
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
01:40
23
Pastoral, "Lie Strewn the White Flocks": IX. The Shepherd's Night-Song
Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia, David Haslam, Alan Fearson & The Sinfonia Chorus
06:59
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