Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The Street of Felicity. Very quietly

Britten Sinfonia & Jamie Phillips

Delius: Hassan - complete incidental music

39 SECONDS • MAR 01 2024

Album tracklist

1

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Quietly but expressively

04:22

2

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 1: We are in old Baghdad (Narrator)

02:29

3

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between

01:51

4

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in from of the house

00:26

5

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: It is later that night (Narrator)

00:57

6

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Serenade. Con moto moderato

01:49

7

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: The shutters open, and Yasmin appears (Narrator)

02:26

8

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Ver

00:52

9

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slow

02:08

10

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1 Scene 2: The first light of dawn shines in the sky (Narrator)

01:27

11

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Prelude. With animation

00:51

12

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan… (Narrator)

00:38

13

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)

00:08

14

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 1, Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could

01:20

15

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: And then, after the Beggars (Narrator)

00:07

16

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 2, Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly

02:22

17

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 3, Divertissement. Con moto

02:28

18

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars (Narrator)

00:59

19

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: No. 4, General Dance. Andante moderato – Allegro – Più mosso

02:54

20

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so (Narrator)

00:47

21

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain).

01:21

22

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 1: This House of the Moving Walls… (Narrator)

00:51

23

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The Street of Felicity. Very quietly

00:39

24

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The SOS message has fallen from the balcony… (Narrator)

01:11

25

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: Music accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow

01:32

26

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted (Narrator)

00:39

27

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Prelude. Moderato – Slower

01:34

28

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Curtain

00:43

29

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace (Narrator)

00:27

30

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Very quietly – Slow

01:44

31

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 1: The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady… (Narrator)

01:05

32

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour – Quieter

02:26

33

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace (Narrator)

01:00

34

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Fanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace

00:11

35

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: As more and more people gather… (Narrator)

00:29

36

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Entry of the Caliph. Pompously

00:18

37

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open (Narrator)

00:09

38

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Fanfares

00:22

39

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3 Scene 2: Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned (Narrator)

01:18

40

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Passionately

04:14

41

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 1: In the Palace's dark vaults (Narrator)

00:26

42

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Slow and ponderously

01:58

43

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4 Scene 2: Sunlight streams through the cell's grating (Narrator)

01:14

44

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: Prelude. Quick – Slower, softer - Not too quick – Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in fro

02:30

45

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The song of the Muezzin at sunset

01:09

46

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: With another sunset approaching (Narrator)

01:51

47

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo

02:53

48

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 1: The long, dreadful execution ensues… (Narrator)

01:29

49

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 2: Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement

03:04

50

Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5 Scene 2: Closing Scene. Slow – (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) – (Dying away in

10:16

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Delius: Hassan - complete incidental music

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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2 Scene 2: The Street of Felicity. Very quietly

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