Rupert Bawden : The Sailor's Tale/ Two Studies

This introduction to the music of Rupert Bawden features his chamber opera The Sailor's Tale - a counterpart to Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale and written for the same forces - setting Kevin Crossley-Holland's libretto on the life and loves of Horatio Nelson. Also on the disc are the panoramic Two Studies for Orchestra, based on the Tristan legend, and the energetic ensemble work The Donkey Dances.

"A well produced CD and a good introduction to an appealing, quirky composer."
Musical Pointers, 2004

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Track Listing	Track Time	MP3
Two Studies: Prelude	3'52
Two Studies: The Flour on the Floor	3'26
The Donkey Dances: I	5'17
The Donkey Dances: II Adagio	3'44
The Donkey Dances: III Grand Valse	3'57
The Sailor's Tale: Prologue, 1805 - On deck	2'11
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 1 - On deck	4'22
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 2 - 1793, Norfolk	5'42
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 4 - 1797, in a small boat	4'33
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 5 - 1805, Nelson's cabin	5'29
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 10 - 1805, on the deck	6'11
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 3 - 1793, in the Rectory	4'41
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 6 - 1798, the Ballroom, Palazzo Sessa, Naples	4'40
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 7 - At the Admiralty	3'16
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 8 - Rectory/ Palazzo Sessa	4'12
The Sailor's Tale: Scene 9 - 1800, the Esterhazy Estate	4'47
Beasts of the Sea	3'23

Composers on this disc

Rupert Bawden