Bliss: Mary Of Magdala, The Enchantress – Andrew Davis

The Enchantress
Moderato. Simaétha: “Bring me the laurel leaves”
Simaétha: ‘Oh moon, shine fair’.
Simaétha: ‘Silent the sea, beneath the silent winds’.
Simaétha: ‘How I saw him in the street’.
Simaétha: “And now in the fire I fling you’.
Meditations on A Theme by John Blow
Introduction: ‘The Lord is my shepherd’.
Meditation I: ‘He leadeth me beside the still waters’.
Meditation II: ‘Thy rod and staff They comfort me’.
Meditation III: Lambs
Meditation IV: ‘He restoreth my soul’.
Meditation V: ‘In green pastures’.
Interlude: ‘Through the valley of the shadow of death’.
Finale: ‘In the House of the Lord’.
Mary of Magdala
Poco sostenuto. Chorus: ‘Ashen the sky’.
Moderato. Mary: ‘At last, at last’.
Allegro. Chorus: ‘Look there, look there’.
Poco lento. Christ: ‘Why trouble ye her?’
Gently flowing. Chorus: ‘The proud Aegyptian Queen’.
Moderato, poco agitato: Mary: ‘Surely this was the place’.
Grave. Mary: ‘But what are those two strangers’.
Mary: ‘But who is that yonder’.
Chorus: ‘Mary, Mother was the pleasant bower’ –

Sarah Connolly, James Platt, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

Reference: 1552422122546
Barcode: 0095115524220
Length: 1:16:30
Label: Chandos