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Track(s) taken from CDA66271/2

The Prince of Sleep

First line:
I met at eve the Prince of Sleep
composer
1925
author of text

Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt (conductor)
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: 3 minutes 41 seconds

Cover artwork: Broadheath (Elgar's birthplace). David Birtwhistle
 

Other recordings available for download

London Symphony Chorus, Stephen Westrop (chorus master), Vernon Handley (conductor)
The Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood (conductor)

Reviews

‘Another invaluable issue from Hyperion’ (Music and Musicians)
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.

from notes by Geoffrey Hodgkins © 1998

Other albums featuring this work

Elgar: Choral Songs
CDA67019Download only
Elgar: Go, song of mine & other choral works
SIGCD315Download only
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