Sea Drift: O I am very sick and sorrowful

~ Recording by London Symphony Chorus, John Shirley‐Quirk, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Sea Drift - O I am very sick and sorrowful5:43Frederick DeliusSea Drift / AppalachiaDelius; Richard HickoxAlbum
London Records (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present)425 156-2
1.4Sea Drift: O I am very sick and sorrowful5:47Frederick DeliusElgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Holst: The Hymn of Jesus / Delius: Sea DriftElgar, Holst, Delius; Benjamin Britten, Yvonne Minton, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, London Symphony Chorus, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, London Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)448 170-2

Relationships

producer:Chris Hazell
baritone vocals:John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (in 1980-04)
choir vocals:London Symphony Chorus (in 1980-04)
orchestra:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1980-04)
conductor:Richard Hickox (conductor) (in 1980-04)
recorded at:Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-04)
recording of:Sea Drift, RT ii/3 (in 1980-04: partial)

Sea Drift, RT ii/3

premiered in:Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:Frederick Delius (English composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
parts:Sea Drift: I. Once Paumanok
Sea Drift: II. Till of a sudden
Sea Drift: III. Yes, my brother, I know
Sea Drift: IV. O rising stars!
Sea Drift: V. O reckless despairing carols
Sea Drift: VI. O brown halo in the sky
Sea Drift: VIII. O Past! O Happy Life!