Anna Patalong, Rosie Aldridge, Samuel Sakker, Benedict Nelson, The BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sakari Oramo - Alwyn: Miss Julie (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 Orchestral Introduction. Allegro
02. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 Miss Julie Is Crazy
03. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 But the Count
04. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 By God, I'm Thirsty!
05. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 Kristin, Kristin, Kristin!
06. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 Well, I've Travelled Around
07. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 There's a New Dance Starting
08. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 You Know Why I Came Here Tonight
09. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 Midsummer Night, O, Night of Magic
10. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 1 I'm Ready, Jean!
11. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 Orchestral Introduction. Andante sostenuto
12. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 Kristin, Kristin
13. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 Now You Can Kiss My Hand
14. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 That Wouldn't Do, Either
15. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 I Have No Time for Dreams
16. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 Would You Like Me to Dance
17. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 Playing with Fire
18. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 You Don't Know What It Is to Be Poor
19. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 But You Can Rise, Jean
20. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 A Lady Went a-Roaming
21. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 She's the Queen of the Dance
22. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 You Can Come Out Now
23. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 I Know, I Know
24. Miss Julie, Act I Scene 2 I Can't, Not While We're Still in This House
25. Miss Julie, Act II Orchestral Introduction. Lento
26. Miss Julie, Act II Never Again!
27. Miss Julie, Act II Now Don't Lose Your Head
28. Miss Julie, Act II Scum on the Surface of Water
29. Miss Julie, Act II If You Want Me Again
30. Miss Julie, Act II If I Only Had Enough Money
31. Miss Julie, Act II You Sound So Cruel, Jean
32. Miss Julie, Act II Orchestral Interlude. Allegro precipitoso
33. Miss Julie, Act II Has She Gone
34. Miss Julie, Act II Whatever You Say, I Know You Were Here with the Mistress
35. Miss Julie, Act II Class Is Class, and Don't You Forget It
36. Miss Julie, Act II We'll Get Married
37. Miss Julie, Act II A Pretty Domestic Scene!
38. Miss Julie, Act II I Knew I Was Right!
39. Miss Julie, Act II There's Someone Upstairs
40. Miss Julie, Act II I'm Ready Now, Jean
41. Miss Julie, Act II What the Devil Is That
42. Miss Julie, Act II He's Killed Her, Killed Her!
43. Miss Julie, Act II You're Mad! You're Both Mad!
44. Miss Julie, Act II Well, Well! So You're Going to Elope!
45. Miss Julie, Act II The Count's Back!
46. Miss Julie, Act II You Can Go, but I Can't
47. Miss Julie, Act II I Must Be Dreaming
48. Miss Julie, Act II Kiss Me. Before I Go!

‘Why has this intense, brilliantly orchestrated, claustrophobically gripping masterpiece been so neglected since its 1977 premiere?’ asked Richard Morrison in The Times of the concert performance in the Barbican that preceded this recording. Miss Julie is Alwyn’s last large-scale work, written in 1973-76. Alwyn set his own libretto, based on Strindberg’s 1888 play of that title. The naturalistic drama and lifelike characters of that play appealed to Alwyn from an early age – in fact, he previously attempted to compose an opera on Miss Julie in the 1950s. That attempt failed, because of differences with his then librettist, Christopher Hassall. Alwyn believed that in opera, the action should be self-explanatory, arias should serve a dramatic purpose (as opposed to sheer vocal display), characters should sing to each other and not to the audience, ensembles should be minimised and the text should be set to vocal lines that reflect natural speech patterns. These views were distilled over his extensive career as a film composer, which taught him that music could do more than establish characterisation, suggest mood, and heighten atmosphere: in some cases it could also communicate the unspoken thoughts of an onscreen character even when these were at odds with what he or she was presenting visually. Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra support an outstanding cast featuring Anna Patalong in the title role in this acclaimed revival of Alwyn’s neglected masterpiece.

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