This fairytale melodrama was adapted from a book by Algernon Blackwood a Prisoner in Fairyland for a West End theatre production staged during World War 1 with music by Elgar. Based on a new score which has been adapted by Sir Andrew Davis who also here conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra this is the most comprehensive recorded version to date. The two-disc set includes the incidental music with narrative by Simon Callow and an extended suite of freestanding orchestral movements and songs.

Tracklist:

The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: To The Children
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: In The Village Of Bourcelles In The Swiss …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: Just Then A Lamplighter …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: At That Time, Henry Had Told Him About The Old Railway …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: … The Mother Of Them All
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: Oh! But I'm Forgetting The Most Important One Of All.
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: They Were Always Eager To Hear His Poetry
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: And Suddenly A New, Enormous Thing Stirred In Their Father's Heart
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: As Though On Cue
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: To The Children: That's Odd, Said Mother
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: … Gold And Had Put It On For Warmth Against The Cool Evening Air
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: Before Them Stood An Extremely Dishevelled Figure Holding A Suitcase
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: As Daddy Took Charge Of The Luggage
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: We Want To Tell You Something
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: All The Rules I Swear To Keep
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I Scene 1: Are You Sure You Have Everything You Need?
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: The Blue-Eyed Fairy
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: They Found A Clearing With The Open Sky Above Them
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Henry Explained That The Pleiades Had Been Attendants Upon Artemis …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: The Sun Has Gone
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: The Sun Has Gone: Now, Cats Are Curious Creatures, And Riquette Was No Exception
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Turning Towards The Open Window …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: At Length Jinny Came Out Of The Cave And Came Over To Them
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Then There's Madame Jequier And Dear Miss Waghorn
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Could It Be?
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: And With That The First Passenger Hurried By Them
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: The Sweep
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Then A Fantastic, Light, Twirling Creature …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: I'm Ev'rywhere
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: And The Shabby Tramp, Playing His Barrel Organ
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Well, Let's See Now
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Wake Up, You Little Night Winds
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Dance Of The Winds
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: But Where's Cousin Henry?
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: I'm Ev'rywhere: Ah! Anyone Gazing Skywards At That Moment …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Sun Dance
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: Madame Jequier's Constant Anxiety …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: Dandelions, Daffodils
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: In Her Attic Chamber Above
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: Henry Turned To The Children
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: At The Citadelle
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: O, Stars Shine Brightly
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: The Sprites Had Almost Finished Their Task
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: The Sprites Flitted Out, Back To The Starlight Express
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: Dawn Song
Act III Scene 1: My Old Tunes
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: Dandelions, Daffodils
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: Miss Waghorn, Whose Confusion Of Mind …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: My Main Idea Is This …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: Then Mother Spoke …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: A Few Days Later Henry Left To Return To London
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: It Was Late Evening On The Day Of His Arrival
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: And Suddenly He Remembered An Extraordinary Conversation …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: All Three Children, Perhaps Sent Back From Their Nocturnal Enterprises …
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: Sympathy - Hearts Must Be Soft-Shiny Dressed'
The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: Jinny Said, With Her Characteristic Gravity …
3 Songs From The Starlight Express (Arr. A. Davis): No. 1. The Organ-Grinder's Song
3 Songs From The Starlight Express (Arr. A. Davis): No. 2. The Dustman's Song
3 Songs From The Starlight Express (Arr. A. Davis): No. 3. The Gardener's Song
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): I. To The Children
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): II. Andantino
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): III. The Blue-Eyed Fairy
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): IV. The Sun Has Gone
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): V. Andantino
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): VI. Lento
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): VII. Allegro
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): VIII. I'm Ev'rywhere
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): IX. Wake Up, You Little Night Winds
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): X. Dance Of The Winds
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XI. Lento
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XII. Sun Dance
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XIII. Andante
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XIV. Allegretto
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XV. O, Stars Shine Brightly
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XVI. Dawn Song
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XVII. My Old Tunes
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XVIII. Dandelions, Daffodils
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XIX. Moderato
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XX. Hearts Must Be Soft-Shiny Dressed
Starlight Express Suite, Op. 78 (Arr. A. Davis): XXI. Grandioso

UPC: 095115511121
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 11.13.12
Format: CD

Sir Andrew Davis - Starlight Express (2 CD)