FULL SEA PICTURES (Elgar) Hong Kong 2016 Louise Kwong
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Sea Pictures
- Composer: Elgar Edward
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium, Hong Kong
- Recorded: 2016
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Louise Kwong
- Conductor: Stanley Yeung
- Orchestra: Hong Kong Polytechnic University Students' Union Orchestra
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Sea Pictures, Op. 37 is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar consisting of five songs written by various poets. It was set for contralto and orchestra, though a distinct version for piano was often performed by Elgar. Many mezzo-sopranos have sung the piece.
The songs are:
“Sea Slumber Song” by Roden Noel (approximately 4 minutes)
“In Haven (Capri)” by Caroline Alice Elgar, the composer’s wife (under 2 minutes)
“Sabbath Morning at Sea” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (approximately 4 minutes)
“Where Corals Lie” by Richard Garnett (approximately 3 minutes)
“The Swimmer” by Adam Lindsay Gordon (approximately 5 minutes)
Much of the vocal line of the first song, “Sea Slumber Song”, is heard again in other parts of the cycle; most notably, the second stanza is heard again almost in its entirety as part of the finale.