Thomas Arne - Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Nicholas Kraemer - Alfred: An Early English Opera (1740/53)

Tracklist

Alfred ... 51:02
Act I
1	Overture	6:30
2	The Shepherd's Plain Life	3:33
3	Sweet Valley Say	2:01
4	Let Not Those Who Love Complain	4:00
Act II
5	Love's The Tyrant Of The Heart	3:32
6	From The Dawn Of Early Morning	5:44
7	Hear, Alfred, Hear	2:29
8	Gracious Heav'n, O Hear Me	5:30
9	Vengeance, O Come Inspire Me!	6:15
10	There Honour Comes	2:28
Act III
11	Ah Me, What Fears Oppress... Guardian Angels, O Descend	3:02
12	March With A Side Drum	1:34
13	Rule, Britannia	4:17

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BBC
• Copyright (c) – BBC
• Recorded At – Maida Vale Studios

Credits

• Composed By – Thomas Arne
• Conductor – Nicholas Kraemer
• Countertenor Vocals [Edward] – Stephen Wallace
• Liner Notes – Jonathan Keates
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Emma/Edith] – Diana Montague
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
• Producer – Gwen Hughes, Kenneth Richardson
• Soprano Vocals [Eltruda] – Catherine Pierard
• Soprano Vocals [Spirit] – Ruth Holton
• Tenor Vocals [Alfred] – Mark Padmore
• Tenor Vocals [Corin] – Nicholas Sears

Notes

Vol. V No. 10
Extended excerpts from his 'English opera'
Recorded: Studio 1, Maida Vale, London, 16-17 October 1995
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Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (SPARS code): DDD

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