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Track(s) taken from SIGCD087

King Harald's saga

composer
Dame Judith Weir (b1954)
1979
author of text
Dame Judith Weir (b1954)

Judith Weir (narrator), Ailish Tynan (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)
Recording details: November 2005
The Warehouse, Waterloo, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Clive Portbury & Tony Sellors
Engineered by Michael Bacon
Release date: November 2006
Total duration: 13 minutes 45 seconds
 

Reviews

'Judith Weir brings out the very best in musical performers' (Gramophone)

'Along with pianist Iain Burnside, the performances by mezzo Susan Bickley, soprano Ailish Tynan and tenor Andrew Kennedy match the jewel-like clarity of the songs' (The Guardian)» More

King Harald’s saga (1979) asks a lot of its soprano soloist (originally the intrepid Jane Manning). She has to sing every role, including duets and choruses, in a huge but brief grand opera about the Vikings, as retold in the 13th century Icelandic saga, Heimskringla. Whilst appearing in many exciting guises, she also presents her performance as a radio broadcast, giving helpful explanations of the opera’s three acts before leaping back into character.

from notes by Judith Weir © 2006

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