The Lost Chord (Sullivan) - from CDA67290 - Hyperion Records

Psyche Entering Cupid’s Garden (1903) by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire / Bridgeman Art Library, London

Track(s) taken from CDA67290

Arthur Sullivan composed this moving example of Victorian faith after being confined to the bedside of his elder brother Frederic during his last illness. The words were by the poetess Adelaide Anne Procter, and the song was carried to popularity in Victorian Britain by the singer Antoinette Stirling. Its huge popularity is demonstrated by the fact that it was even sung by Caruso, who wrote out the words in Italian phonetics for the purpose.

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Recording details: January 2001
Champs Hill, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: February 2002
Total duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds

The Lost Chord

First line:

Seated one day at the organ

composer

Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)

early 1877

author of text

Adelaide Anne Proctor (1825-1864)

Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano)