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Artwork for Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter Beecham Choral Society, John Cameron, Maureen Forrester, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter

Beecham Choral Society, John Cameron, Maureen Forrester, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

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  1. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1, also Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles), Something (The Beatles) and A Day in the Life (The Beatles)

  2. Released on EMI Classics, also Samson et Dalila : « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Maria Callas), Tosca: “Vissi d'arte” (Tosca) (Maria Callas) and Orphée et Eurydice : « J’ai perdu mon Eurydice » (Maria Callas)

  3. Engineered by Douglas Larter, also Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, scena 1. “Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce!…Ardon gli incensi” (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Coro) (Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 495: II. Romance. Andante cantabile (Dennis Brain) and Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major for Horn, K. 495: I. Allegro moderato (Dennis Brain)

  4. Written by Frederick Delius, also Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: I. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (Royal Scottish National Orchestra), La Calinda from ‘Koanga’ (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) and Cello Concerto, RT vii/7: Lento (Jacqueline du Pré)

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Written by
Ernest Dowson and Frederick Delius
Performed by
Beecham Choral Society, John Cameron and Maureen Forrester
Engineered by
Douglas Larter
Part of
English Music
Recorded at
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1
Released on
EMI Classics

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was performed by Beecham Choral Society

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was performed by Beecham Choral Society

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was performed by John Cameron

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was performed by John Cameron

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  3. 3MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was performed by Maureen Forrester

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was performed by Maureen Forrester

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  4. 4MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was written by Ernest Dowson

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was written by Ernest Dowson

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  5. 5MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was written by Frederick Delius

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was written by Frederick Delius

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  6. 6MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter is part of the release English Music

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter is part of the release English Music

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  7. 7MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was recorded at Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was recorded at Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1

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  8. 8MusicBrainz EMI Classics is the label of the song Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter

    EMI Classics is the label of the song Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter

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  9. 9MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was engineered by Douglas Larter

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was engineered by Douglas Larter

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  10. 10MusicBrainz Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was released on 2011

    Songs of Sunset: VIII. They are not long, the weeping and the laughter was released on 2011

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