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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!"

Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

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  1. Released on London Records, also Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones), The Girl Can’t Help It (Little Richard) and You Can’t Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones)

  2. Engineered by James Lock, also Ave Maria (Luciano Pavarotti), Etude in E major, op. 10 no. 3 “Tristesse” (Vladimir Ashkenazy) and La bohème: Atto I. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo) (Mirella Freni)

  3. Produced by John Mordler, also Lakmé : « Viens, Mallika » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Flower duet) (Jane Berbié), Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Joan Sutherland) and Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (Plácido Domingo)

  4. Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, also Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (Plácido Domingo), Fedora: Act II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris) (Luciano Pavarotti) and Concerto for Piano No. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: III. Allegro vivace assai (cadenza: Radu Lupu) (Alfred Brendel)

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Written by
Benjamin Britten
Produced by
John Culshaw and John Mordler
Performed by
Elizabeth Harwood, Gordon Clark, Ian Wodehouse, John Pryor, Owen Brannigan and Richard Dakin
Engineered by
Gordon Parry, James Brown and James Lock
Part of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Recorded at
Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Released on
London Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Elizabeth Harwood

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Elizabeth Harwood

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  2. 2MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Gordon Clark

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Gordon Clark

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  3. 3MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Ian Wodehouse

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Ian Wodehouse

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  4. 4MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by John Pryor

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by John Pryor

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  5. 5MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Owen Brannigan

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Owen Brannigan

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  6. 6MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Richard Dakin

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was performed by Richard Dakin

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  7. 7MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was produced by John Culshaw

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was produced by John Culshaw

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  8. 8MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was produced by John Mordler

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was produced by John Mordler

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  9. 9MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was written by Benjamin Britten

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was written by Benjamin Britten

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  10. 10MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" is part of the release A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" is part of the release A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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  11. 11MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall

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  12. 12MusicBrainz London Records is the label of the song A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!"

    London Records is the label of the song A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!"

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  13. 13MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was engineered by Gordon Parry

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was engineered by Gordon Parry

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  14. 14MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was engineered by James Brown

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was engineered by James Brown

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  15. 15MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was engineered by James Lock

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was engineered by James Lock

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  16. 16MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was released on 1990

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Hail, mortal, hail!" was released on 1990

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