The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet / Songs of the Sea / Songs of the Fleet

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Richard Hickox, Gerald Finley

Type	Album
Released	May 1, 2006
Label	Chandos
Genre	Classical
Style	Modern Romantic

Tracks

16 tracks, 1 hr 9 min
#	Title	Duration
1	Songs of the Fleet, op. 117: I. Sailing at Dawn. Andante molto tranquillo	5:19
2	Songs of the Fleet, op. 117: II. The Song of the Sou’Wester. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco	3:12
3	Songs of the Fleet, op. 117: III. The Middle-Watch. Andante molto tranquillo	7:42
4	Songs of the Fleet, op. 117: IV. The Little Admiral. Allegro vivace – Poco meno mosso – A tempo – Slentando – Meno mosso – Accelerando – A tempo	3:41
5	Songs of the Fleet, op. 117: V. Fare Well. Quasi adagio – Poco più mosso – Tempo I – Molto adagio	6:17
6	The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op. 24: I. At Flores in the Azores. Allegro giusto e pesante – / II. Then spake Sir Richard Grenville – / III. So Lord Howard pass’d away. Un poco più lento – But Sir Richard bore in hand. Più lento e pesante –	4:10
7	The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op. 24: IV. He had only a hundred seamen. Andante sostenuto – "Shall we ﬁght or shall we ﬂy?…". Poco più mosso – And Sir Richard said again. Tempo I (Allegro giusto) –	1:35
8	The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op. 24: V. Sir Richard spoke and he laugh’d. Allegretto con moto – VI. Thousands of their soldiers look’d down – VII. And while now the great San Philip. Adagio molto – And the battle-thunder broke. Allegro con fuoco – VIII. But anon the great San Philip – IX. And the sun went down – Ship after ship, the whole night long. Allegro con fuoco – X. For he said: "Fight on! Fight on!". Con fuoco –	6:05
9	The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op. 24: XI. And the night went down. Allegro tranquillo ma con moto – And we had not fought them in vain. Più mosso – But Sir Richard cried in his English pride. Allegro giusto – XII. And the gunner said: "Ay, ay". Andante sostenuto – And the lion there lay dying. Adagio molto –	4:47
10	The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op. 24: XIII. And the stately Spanish men. Allegretto maestoso – But he rose upon their decks. Allegro giusto – "I have fought for Queen and Faith…". Molto maestoso – "…With a joyful spirit I Sir Richard Grenville die!". Più lento – XIV. And they stared at the dead –	4:43
11	The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, op. 24: But they sank his body with honour down. Allegretto maestoso – When a wind from the lands. Allegro moderato – Till it smote on their hulls. Più allegro e con fuoco – And the little Revenge herself went down. Molto moderato e tranquillo	4:03
12	Songs of the Sea, op. 91: I. Drake’s Drum. Tempo di marcia moderato – Largamente	3:12
13	Songs of the Sea, op. 91: II. Outward Bound. Andante espressivo	3:14
14	Songs of the Sea, op. 91: III. Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain. Allegro molto	1:44
15	Songs of the Sea, op. 91: IV. Homeward Bound. Andante tranquillo – Più lento	6:41
16	Songs of the Sea, op. 91: V. The Old Superb. Allegro molto – Presto	3:08

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