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Harrison Birtwistle: Gawain (Live) Album Songs and Lyrics
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Overture
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Harrison Birtwistle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:17
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: Morgan le Fay's Prediction: Now with a single step (Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
5:20
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Story Begins: Night after night (Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
6:23
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The Journey
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Harrison Birtwistle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:32
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Court: They tire me (Arthur, Guinevere, Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
5:16
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: A Glimpse: Soon what you most love (Bertilak, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:15
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Three Riddles: There was a man (The Fool, Agravain, Ywain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Omar Ebrahim, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Marsden, Francois Le Roux, Elgar Howarth
2:05
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The Journey Continues: A single step (Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:34
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: A Glimpse of the Future: Soon... what you want, you'll have (The Lady, Bertilak)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:12
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Arthur's Response: How can I eat? (Arthur, The Fool, Morgan, The Lady, Guinevere)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, Omar Ebrahim, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Elgar Howarth
2:24
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The Journey Continues: A day, another day, a week of days (Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:36
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Door Knock; Prophesies and Threats: This is the hour of legacy or loss (Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:35
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: A Glimpse of the Future: Soon you'll see its face (The Lady, Bertilak)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:12
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Mystery of the Open Door: It's nothing (Arthur, Guinevere, Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
1:53
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The Journey Continues: Another mile, another day, another week (Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:53
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Another Riddle: Something stranger than charity (The Fool)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Omar Ebrahim, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:46
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Door Knock; Prophesies and Threats: Now is the hour of legacy or loss (Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:33
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: A Glimpse of the Future: This is the hour of vanity or choice (The Lady, Bertilak)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:12
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Entrance of the Green Knight: Now I shall test his strength (Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:07
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The Journey Continues: Mile after mile, day after day, week after week (Morgan, Bertilak, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
2:13
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Green Knight Rides into the Court
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Harrison Birtwistle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:10
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: Castle de Hautdesert: Welcome, welcome, welcome (Bertilak, The Lady, Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:18
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Green Knight's Challenge: Which of you is king? (The Green Knight, Baldwin, Ywain, Agravain, Gawain, Arthur, Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Kevin Smith, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Francois Le Roux, Richard Greager, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
9:14
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: Dance Aria: Now we shall learn (The Lady, Morgan, Bertilak)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:51
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Court's Reaction; Gawain Accepts the Challenge: God's name (Baldwin, Ywain, Agravain, Gawain, The Green Knight)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Kevin Smith, John Marsden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Alan Ewing, Francois Le Roux, John Tomlinson, Elgar Howarth
3:36
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Welcome and Gawain's Foreboding: My food, my wine, my hearth (Bertilak, Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
3:52
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Raising of the Axe
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Harrison Birtwistle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:13
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The First Lullaby: Lie down without fear of the dark (Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
2:32
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Time Frozen (Reprise; Prophesies; Riddles; Door Knock): This is the moment that waited for you (Morgan, The Lady, The Fool)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Omar Ebrahim, Elgar Howarth
3:03
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The First Hunt and Temptation: The door was unlocked (The Lady, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
4:26
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Gawain Decapitates the Green Knight: God's Name! (The Green Knight, Guinevere, Baldwin, Arthur, Ywain, The Fool, Agravain, Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, John Marsden, Omar Ebrahim, Alan Ewing, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
1:16
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: An aside from Morgan le Fay 1: A gift he must not refuse (Morgan)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:31
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Severed Head Instructs Gawain: My title is Knight of the Green Chapel (The Green Knight, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Tomlinson, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
4:05
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: Bertilak de Hautdesert's Return 1: Who's there...? (Gawain, Morgan, Bertilak)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Francois Le Roux, Marie Angel, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
1:30
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Green Knight Rides Off
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Harrison Birtwistle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:39
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The Second Lullaby: Lie down without fear of the dark (Morgan, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
2:24
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Gawain, Act II (1994 Revised Version): Act II: The Second Hunt and Temptation: Are you Gawain? (The Lady, Gawain)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Anne Howells, Francois Le Roux, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
3:19
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: The Court's Reaction: It's nothing (Arthur, The Green Knight, Guinevere, Morgan, The Lady)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Greager, John Tomlinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Elgar Howarth
1:49
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Act I: Duet: Prophesies and Threats: Now that you've seen its face (Morgan, The Lady, Arthur)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Anne Howells, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Greager, Elgar Howarth
1:51
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau I: Winter: Day (Women's Chorus)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:52
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau I: Winter: Night: Here is your second birth (Men's Chorus, Ywain, Agravain, Baldwin, Arthur, Guinevere, The Fool, Morgan)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
1:12
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau II: Spring: Day (Women's Chorus)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:53
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau II: Spring: Night: Here is your second skin (Men's Chorus, Ywain, Agravain, Baldwin, Arthur, Guinevere, The Fool, Morgan)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
1:11
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau III: Summer: Day (Women's Chorus)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:56
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau III: Summer: Night: Here is your second flesh (Men's Chorus, Ywain, Agravain, Baldwin, Arthur, Guinevere, The Fool, Morgan)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
1:10
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IV: Autumn: Day (Women's Chorus)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:54
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau IV: Autumn: Night: Here is your second arm (Men's Chorus, Ywain, Agravain, Baldwin, Arthur, Guinevere, The Fool, Morgan)
by
Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Marie Angel, Royal Opera Chorus, Elgar Howarth
1:11
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau V: Winter II: Day (Women's Chorus)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:54
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau V: Winter II: Night: Here is your badge of steel (Ywain, Agravain, Baldwin, Arthur, Guinevere, The Fool)
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Harrison Birtwistle, John Marsden, Alan Ewing, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kevin Smith, Richard Greager, Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Omar Ebrahim, Elgar Howarth
1:09
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Gawain, Act I (1994 Revised Version): Tableau V: Winter II: Coda: Now with a single step (Morgan)
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Harrison Birtwistle, Marie Angel, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Elgar Howarth
:47
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