Elgar Sea Pictures (Gladys Ripley, 1946)

Elgar: Sea Pictures - Song Cycle, Op. 37 Gladys Ripley, contralto, with the Philharmonia Orchesta conducted by George Weldon Recorded May 28, 1946, in EMI's Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London, on Gramophone Company 78-rpm matrices 2EA 11018 through 11022. Issued in July, 1946, on HMV C 3498 through C 3500. The cycle takes five sides; the filler is Haydn's "Spirit's Song", which has been uploaded separately. The cycle contains five songs: 1. Sea Slumber Song (Andantino, E minor) 2. In Haven (Capri) (Allegretto, C major) (at 5:05) 3. Sabbath Morning at Sea (Moderato, C major) (at 6:56) 4. Where Corals Lie (Allegretto ma non troppo, B minor) (at 13:36) 5. The Swimmer (Allegro di molto, D major) (at 16:30)