Born in Nebraska, of Scandinavian heritage, Howard Hanson was influenced as much by Jean Sibelius as by his American surroundings. The plot of his 1933 opera, Merry Mount, set in New England in 1625 during a conflict between.

Tracklist:

Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Prelude
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Be As A Lion, Dread Jehovah...From Plots Of Hell And Witcheries
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Ah - I Deny Thy Christ
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: A Savoury Discourse, Good Master Bradford
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Last Night Came One That Paced A-Down The Stairway Of The Sky
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: My Son, Thou'rt Over-Ripe For Marriage!
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: The Willow Keep To Thatch Our Sleep
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Plentiful Tewke Hath Catched The Preacher!
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Gi' You Good Night, Sir...
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Scratch A Roundhead, Find A Rebel...Thrones Of Earth Be Idle Things
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Right Rev'rend Priest, Our Holy Joy...Respect The Sabbath Day
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act I: Marigold! Lady!...Let Us Be Lions Of Jehovah
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 1. Prelude - I Wind And I Wind, My True Love To Find
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 1. From Forth The Hill...I Christen 'Merry Mount' - Maypole Dance
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 1. Long Live The Lady
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 1. Marigold! When The Morning Stars Together Sang
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 1. Methinks I See Th'Infernal Rendezvous Of Satan And His Bond-Slaves
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 2. O Pity Me! Thou Alone Of Women Canst Heal This Tortured Heart
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 2. Let Them Strike Twice, And I Will Come To Thee!
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 2. Hale Her To The Village, A Prisoner...
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 2. Almighty Father, My King And My God
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 2. Chorus Of Mystic Voices
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 3. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 3. Now Thou Art Mine
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act II: Scene 3. Rise Up, My Love My Fair One
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act III: Scene 1. Prelude
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act III: Scene 2. Gird You With Sackcloth
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act III: Scene 2. Never More Shall Prayer Ravish These Lips!â€¦
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act III: Scene 2. Woe, Woe! Lost Sheep Are We
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act III: Scene 2. No Witch Am I; But One That Long Ago Was Happy
Merry Mount, Op.31, Act III: Scene 2. Ay, Even Now Thy Lover Frets At Hellgate - Death To The Witch

UPC: 730099691222
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 5.29.07
Format: CD

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