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composer:Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1911)
premiered at:Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1920-02-26)
download score for free:imslp: A Song of the High Hills (Delius, Frederick) [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002365660 [info]
Wikidata:Q4659700 [info]
parts:1. The Song of the High Hills: I. With quiet easy movement-Tranquillo
2. The Song of the High Hills: II. Very slow ('The wide, far distance'-'The great solitude')
3. The Song of the High Hills: III. In tempo
4. The Song of the High Hills: IV. Very quietly-Tempo I

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1980-12-10A Song of the High HillsBBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestventsky25:46
2010-10-15 – 2010-10-16The Song of the High Hills: In ruhigem fließendem Tempo – Tranquillo. Very quietly but not dragging – With vigour – Not too slow – Rather quicker – Slower. Maestoso (not hurried). With exultation –partialThe BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis9:27
2010-10-15 – 2010-10-16The Song of the High Hills: Tempo I – Più mosso ma tranquillo – With exultation (not hurried). Maestoso – Tempo I – Very slowpartialThe BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis7:24
2010-10-15 – 2010-10-16The Song of the High Hills: Very slow (The wide far distance – The great solitude) – Slow and solemnly – Very quietly – Slow and very legato –partialOlivia Robinson, Christopher Bowen, Andrew Rupp, The BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis11:45
The Song of the High HillsAarhus Symphony Orchestra, Bo Holten25:58