Haydn: The Seasons

BBC Symphony Chorus, Heather Harper, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk & Sir Colin Davis

1968-01-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: Pt. 1 - Introduction - "Behold where surly winter flies"
  6:30
• 2
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Come, gentle spring"
  3:37
• 3
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "At last the bounteous sun"
  0:40
• 4
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "With joy th'impatient husbandman"
  3:55
• 5
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Laborious man hath done his part"
  0:36
• 6
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Be propitious"
  5:18
• 7
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Our fervent prayers are heard"
  1:11
• 8
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Spring, her lovely charms unfolding"
  5:54
• 9
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "God of light!"
  4:58
• 10
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: Pt. 2 - Introduction - "Her face in dewy veil conceal'd" - "From out the fold the shepherd drives"
  6:54
• 11
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "The sun ascends"
  4:45
• 12
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Now swarms the village"
  0:39
• 13
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "'Tis noon, and now direct"
  0:56
• 14
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Distressful nature fainting sinks"
  3:50
• 15
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Oh welcome now, ye shady groves!"
  4:23
• 16
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Oh how pleasing to the senses"
  5:05
• 17
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Behold! Slow settling o'er the lurid grove"
  2:12
• 18
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Hark! The deep tremendous voice"
  3:23
• 19
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Now cease the conflicts fierce of winds"
  4:30
• 1
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: Pt. 3 - Introduction
  1:43
• 2
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "What by varied blossoms"
  1:13
• 3
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Thus nature, ever kind, rewards"
  6:59
• 4
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Behold, now to the hazel woods"
  0:58
• 5
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Ye gay and painted fair, oh come"
  8:24
• 6
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Lo! Where the plenteous harvest wav'd"
  1:05
• 7
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Behold, along the dewy grass"
  3:09
• 8
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Here ever closing rings compel" - "Hark! Hark! The mountains resound"
  5:04
• 9
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "The vineyard now its wealth displays" - "Joyful, joyful the liquor flows"
  7:02
• 10
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: Pt. 4 - Introduction
  3:20
• 11
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Now sinks the pale declining year"
  2:53
• 12
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Light and life in sadness languish"
  2:13
• 13
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "A crystal pavement lies the lake"
  1:48
• 14
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "The trav'ler stands perplex'd"
  3:55
• 15
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "As he draws nigh, as yet appall'd" - "Let the wheel move gaily"
  3:54
• 16
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "The ev'ning task is now perform'd"
  0:23
• 17
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "A wealthy lord, who long had lov'd"
  3:40
• 18
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "From out the east there darts"
  0:53
• 19
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Consider this, misguided man"
  5:06
• 20
  The Seasons, H. 21, No. 3: "Then breaks that great and glorious day"
  5:55