Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30

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Relationships

lyricist:	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet)
composer:	Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1895 until 1896)

premiered at:	North Staffordshire Music Festival 1896: [concert] (1896-10-30)

part of:	Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 30) (order: 27)

download score for free:	imslp: Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op.30 (Elgar, Edward) [info]

parts:

1. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: Introduction. "There is a wondrous book"
2. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 1. Introduction. Recitative "Summon now the God of Thunder"
3. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 2. The Challenge of Thor. Chorus "I am the God Thor"
4. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 3. King Olaf's Return. Solo "And King Olaf heard the cry"
5. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 4. King Olaf's Return. Recitative "Tell how Olaf bore the Cross"
6. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 5. Conversation. Scene. Chorus "King Olaf's prows at Nidaros"
7. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 6. The Conversion. Recitative "Now the child of Ironbeard dead"
8. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 7. Gudrun. Scene. Soprano "On King Olaf's bridal night"
9. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 8. Gudrun. Recitative "How the Wraith of Odin old"
10. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 9. The Wraith of Odin. Chorus "The guests were loud, the ale was strong"
11. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 10. The Wraith of Odin. Recitative "Sisters, sing ye now the song"
12. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 11. Sigrid. Scene. Chorus "Sigrid sits in her high abode"
13. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 12. Recitative "Hark! She flies from Wendland forth"
14. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 13. Thyri. Chorus "A little bird in the air"
15. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 14. Thyri. Duet "The gray land breaks to lively green"
16. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 15. Thyri. Choral Recitative “After Queen Gunhild’s death”
17. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: No. 16. The Death of Olaf. Chorus “King Olaf’s dragons take the sea”
18. Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, op. 30: Epilogue. Soli and Chorus. Recitative “In the convent of Drontheim”

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1997-05-01	As torrents in summer	partial	Kenyon College Chamber Singers	2:35