The Prince of Sleep

First line:

I met at eve the Prince of Sleep

composer

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

1925

author of text

Walter De La Mare (1873-1956)

Recordings

Elgar: Choral Songs

London Symphony Chorus, Vernon Handley (conductor), Stephen Westrop (chorus master)

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Elgar: The Complete Choral Songs

Worcester Cathedral Choir, The Donald Hunt Singers, Donald Hunt (conductor)

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Details

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt (conductor)

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London Symphony Chorus, Stephen Westrop (chorus master), Vernon Handley (conductor)

Track 23 on CDA67019 [4'53] Archive Service Only

English

The Prince of Sleep

The Prince of Sleep, to words by Walter de la Mare is a languid setting, capturing masterfully the Lethean sentiments of the words; imagery of dreams and the natural world (especially woodland) always seemed to inspire Elgar.

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