Hallé - Vaughan Williams - Mark Elder - Henry Goodman - The Wasps
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The Wasps

Label Hallé Concerts Society ‎– CD HLD 7510
Format 2 x CD,
Barcode 5065001341106
Country UK
Released 2006
Genre Classical
Act I
1-1 No.1 Overture 9:36
1-2 Procleon: 'Bastard! Bloody Lickspittle!' 4:00
1-3 No.2 Introduction (Nocturne) 1:20
1-4 No.3 Melodrama And Chorus 6:15
1-5 No.4 Chorus: The Wasps' Serenade 5:55
1-6 Procleon: 'Boys, Your Song Brings Tears To My Eyes ...' 1:03
1-7 No.5 Chorus ('When We Buzz ...') 0:44
1-8 Procleon: 'Then All Hell Breaks Loose' 0:32
1-9 No.6 Chorus ('If You Survive Your Sixtieth Year...') 1:36
1-10 Procleon: 'Imagine How It Feels ...' 1:52
1-11 No.7 Melodrama And Chorus 2:29
1-12 Procleon: 'So Sandra Starts In ...' 2:45
1-13 No.8 Melodrama And Chorus 5:50
Act II
2-1 No.9 Entr'acte And Introduction 2:45
2-2 Procleon: 'Well, I Was In The Depths Of Depression ...' 1:14
2-3 No.10 Melodrama And Chorus 6:54
2-4 Padre: 'Let The Jury Be Seated' 1:15
2-5 No.11 March Past Of The Witnesses 1:32
2-6 Procleon: 'So, Wok, What's The Evidence?' 2:03
2-7 No.12 Chorus: Parabasis 21:02
Act III
2-8 No.13 Entr'acte 4:24
2-9 Procleon: 'So, How Do You Like My New Outfit?' 1:00
2-10 No.14 Chorus ('His Army Cloak, His Field Canteen ...') 4:30
2-11 No.15 Melodrama ('Out Of My Way ...') 0:37
2-12 Procleon: 'Great Wine They Had At That Dinner!' 2:03
2-13 No.16 Melodrama ('Ta-ratata-ta ...') 1:20
2-14 No.17 Melodrama ('I Must Be Dreaming!') 1:50
2-15 No.18 Chorus And Dance 8:28
Chorus Master [Chorus Leader] – Richard Stuart
Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Directed By [Choral Director] – James Burton
Directed By [Music Director] – Mark Elder
Engineer – Simon Eadon
Engineer [Assistant] – Will Brown
Narrator – Henry Goodman
Orchestra – Hallé
Producer – Andrew Keener
Producer [Voice Of Procleon] – Chris Wines
Text By – Aristophanes
Translated By [English Singing And Narration] – David Pountney
Recorded 26-28 July 2005 in the Albert Halls, Bolton.

Recording made in association with the BBC and BBC Radio 3 and supported by the Vaughan Williams Estate.

The full score is based on the edition prepared by Igor Kennaway from the composer's manuscript.

Special thanks to Martin Kingsbury and Elaine Gould.

CD1 Total Timing 44.07
CD2 Total Timing 61.30

Complete text included

Manufactured and printed in Great Britain.
Barcode – 5 065001 341106
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