The Reveille, Op 54 (Elgar) - from CDA66271/2 - Hyperion Records

Broadheath (Elgar's birthplace) by David Birtwhistle

Track(s) taken from CDA66271/2

Over Christmas 1907 Elgar found the time to compose five of his finest part-songs – the four Opus 53 songs for mixed voice; and The Reveille (Op 54) for male voices. This last – a large-scale, impressive setting, lasting almost as long as the five Greek Anthology songs put together – had been commissioned by William McNaught.

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Recording details: March 1987
The Chapter House, Worcester Cathedral, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: December 1987
Total duration: 6 minutes 0 seconds

The Reveille, Op 54

First line:

Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands

composer

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

1907

author of text

Bret Harte (1836-1902)

The Donald Hunt Singers, Donald Hunt (conductor)