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baritone vocals [gawain] François Le Roux
baritone vocals [the fool] Omar Ebrahim
bass vocals [agravain] Alan Ewing
bass vocals [green knight / bertilak de hautdesert] John Tomlinson
chorus Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
composed by Harrison Birtwistle
conductor Elgar Howarth
countertenor vocals [bishop baldwin] Kevin Smith
engineer [sound balance for bbc] Martin Page
executive-producer [for nmc] Colin Matthews
graphic design François Hall
libretto by David Harsent
liner notes Andrew Clements
mezzo-soprano vocals [lady de hautdesert] Anne Howells
orchestra Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
producer [for bbc] David Gallagher
producer [for collins classics)] Veronica Slater
remix [for collins classics)] John Timperley
soprano vocals [guinevere] Penelope Walmsley-Clark
soprano vocals [morgan le fay] Marie Angel
tenor vocals [king arthur] Richard Greager
tenor vocals [ywain] John Marsden
Record Company NMC Recordings Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) BBC
Copyright (c) NMC Recordings Ltd.
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Recorded By BBC
Recorded At Royal Opera House
This recording of the revised production of Gawain contains the shortened version of the Turning of the Seasons section and was recorded live by BBC Radio 3 on 20 April 1994 at the performance of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. It was originally released on Collins Classics.
Produced in association with BBC Radio 3
℗ 1996 BBC
© 2014 NMC Recordings Ltd
Manufactured in the E.U.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England
Presented in slimline double Jewel case with Sticker for NMC 25 Year Anniversary
Includes a 36 page booklet with notes, synopsis and full libretto in English only.
Barcode: 5 023363 020022 > (Text)
Label Code: LC 03128
Rights Society: mcps
Other: 25 Years (Sticker)
Matrix / Runout: Sony DADC A0102313233-0102 12 A00 (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: A0102311321-0202 18 A00 (CD2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L552 (CD1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L558 (CD2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 942L (CD1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 94K8 (CD2)