Sinfonia antartica : Symphony no. 7 (40:38) -- Symphony no. 8 in D minor (28:41) -- Movement superscriptions for Sinfonia antartica (1:10).
Note
Title on insert: Symphony no. 7 "Sinfonia antartica" ; Symphony no. 8.
The 1st work for wordless soprano, wordless chorus (SSA), and orchestra; the 2nd work for orchestra.
Includes readings by David Timson of the quotations which precede each movement of the Symphony antartica in the composer's score. Quotations from Shelley's Prometheus unbound, the Book of common prayer, Coleridge's Hymn before sunrise, Donne's The sun rising and Scott's Message to the public.
Event (note)
Recorded in Wessex Hall, Poole Arts Centre, Poole, Dorset, Sept. 6-7, 1996.