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Author: Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)

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The Pirate
Woodstock

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Abend am Toro-See (Tief neigt sich die Sonne) - J. Rheinberger [x]
Alice Brand (Merry it is in the good greenwood) - M. Arkwright
Alice Brand (a. d. Jungfrau vom See) - A. Winterberger (Text: after Sir Walter Scott) [x]
Als der Heiden Hörnerschall GER
Auf, ihr Herrn und schmucke Fraun (Auf, ihr Herrn und schmucke Fraun) GER
Auf, ihr Herrn und schmucke Fraun GER
Ave Maria (Ave, Maria! Maiden mild ) - F. Mendelssohn-Hensel GER
Ave Maria (Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild ) - F. Schubert, F. Mendelssohn-Hensel DUT ITA FRE GER
Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild DUT ITA FRE GER
F. Schubert: Ellens Gesang III
F. Mendelssohn-Hensel: Ave Maria

Ave, Maria! Maiden mild GER
F. Mendelssohn-Hensel: Ave Maria

Ble caiff y corwr fedd (Ble caiff y corwr fedd) - H. Hughes [x]
Ble caiff y corwr fedd [x]
H. Hughes: Ble caiff y corwr fedd

Bootgesang (Triumph, er naht, Heil, Heil dem Helden) - F. Schubert GER
Canto Third -- The Gathering Part II (The heath this night must be my bed ) GER
Coronach (He is gone on the mountain) GER
Coronach (Er ist uns geschieden vom Berg und vom Walde) - F. Schubert GER
Das Banner von Buccleuch (Von den Hügeln des Hochlands den Lärmruf verbreitend ) GER
Das Blutbad von Glencoe (O Harfner, sprich, was bebt dein Sang) GER
Das Islamägdlein (O Islamägdlein, die du kühn ) GER (Text: after Sir Walter Scott)
Der Abend (Die Sonne sinkt in's Ettrick-Tal ) GER (Text: after Sir Walter Scott)
Der Mönche Ausmarch von Bangor (Als der Heiden Hörnerschall ) GER
Die englischen leichten Dragoner oder die Ebene von Badajos (Ein Marschall von Frankreich, der auf Lorbeern sehr erpicht) GER
Die Nacht bricht bald herein, dann leg' ich mich zur Ruh' DUT GER
F. Schubert: Normans Gesang

Die Sonne sinkt in's Ettrick-Tal GER (Text: after Sir Walter Scott)
Ein Marschall von Frankreich, der auf Lorbeern sehr erpicht GER
Eleu Loro (Where shall the lover rest ) - A. Gray, H. Morris
Ellens Gesang I (Raste Krieger! Krieg ist aus) - F. Schubert DUT ITA GER
Ellens Gesang II (Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd) - F. Schubert DUT ITA GER
Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild ) - F. Schubert DUT ITA FRE GER
Ellen's Song (Soldier Rest! thy warfare o'er) GER
Ellen's Song (Huntsman, rest! thy chase is done) GER
Ellen's Song (Ave, Maria! Maiden mild ) GER
F. Mendelssohn-Hensel: Ave Maria

Enchantress, farewell (Enchantress, farewell, who so oft hast decoy'd me ) - L. Beethoven GER
Enchantress, farewell, who so oft hast decoy'd me GER
L. Beethoven: Enchantress, farewell

Er ist uns geschieden vom Berg und vom Walde GER
F. Schubert: Coronach

Erwacht, erwacht, ihr Ritter und Edelfraun GER [x]
J. Rheinberger: Jagdmorgen

Farewell! Farewell! the voice you hear (from The Pirate)
M. Arkwright: The pirate's farewell: a ballad

Farewell to the Muse (Enchantress, farewell, who so oft hast decoy'd me ) GER
L. Beethoven: Enchantress, farewell

For leagues along the watery way GER
From the brown crest of Newark its summons extending GER
L. Beethoven: The Banner of Buccleuch

Gesang der Norna (Mich führt mein Weg wohl meilenlang) - F. Schubert DUT GER
Glencoe (Oh! Tell me, Harper, wherefore flow ) - L. Beethoven GER
Großer Taten tat der Ritter DUT GER
F. Schubert: Romanze des Richard Löwenherz

He is gone on the mountain GER
Heimkehr nach Ulster (Wie anders als einst, da mein Wandern began ) GER
High deeds achieved of knightly fame GER
Hunting Song (Waken, lords and ladies gay ) - B. Holmes GER
Huntsman, rest! thy chase is done GER
I was a wild and wayward boy RUS
Jagdmorgen (Erwacht, erwacht, ihr Ritter und Edelfraun) - J. Rheinberger GER [x]
Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd DUT ITA GER
F. Schubert: Ellens Gesang II

Jock of Hazeldean (Why weep ye by the tide, ladie) GER
Jock von Hazeldean (Sprich, Fräulein, warum härmst du dich? ) - A. Jensen GER
Lied des gefangenen Jägers (Mein Roß so müd' in dem Stalle sich steht) - F. Schubert DUT GER
Love wakes and weeps (Love wakes and weeps ) (from The Pirate) - F. Hart, H. Blair, H. Higgs, L. Strickland, S. Webbe, C. Parry
Love wakes and weeps (from The Pirate)
F. Hart, H. Blair, H. Higgs, L. Strickland, S. Webbe, C. Parry: Love wakes and weeps

Lullaby of an infant chief (O, hush thee, my babie, thy sire was a knight) GER
Mein Roß so müd' in dem Stalle sich steht DUT GER
F. Schubert: Lied des gefangenen Jägers

Merry it is in the good greenwood
M. Arkwright: Alice Brand

Mich führt mein Weg wohl meilenlang DUT GER
F. Schubert: Gesang der Norna

Moja arfa (Zabavy junosheskikh let, vesjoly khorovody ) - M. Glinka RUS
My hawk is tired of perch and hood GER
My love built me a bonnie bower
J. Haydn: The border widow's lament

Normans Gesang (Die Nacht bricht bald herein, dann leg' ich mich zur Ruh' ) - F. Schubert DUT GER
Norna's Song (For leagues along the watery way) GER
O Harfner, sprich, was bebt dein Sang GER
O hush thee, my babie (O hush thee, my babie, thy sire was a knight) - A. Sullivan
O hush thee, my babie, thy sire was a knight
A. Sullivan: O hush thee, my babie

O, hush thee, my babie, thy sire was a knight GER
O Islamägdlein, die du kühn GER (Text: after Sir Walter Scott)
O, low shone the sun on the fair lake of Toro
O, Maid of Isla, from the cliff GER
L. Beethoven: The maid of Isla

O who rides by night thro' the woodland so wild? DUT ENG ITA FRE SPA
O Zaub'rin, leb wohl (O Zaub'rin, leb wohl ) GER (Text: after Sir Walter Scott)
O Zaub'rin, leb wohl GER (Text: after Sir Walter Scott)
Oh! Tell me, Harper, wherefore flow GER
L. Beethoven, L. Beethoven: On the massacre of Glencoe

On the massacre of Glencoe (Oh! Tell me, Harper, wherefore flow ) - L. Beethoven GER
Once again, but how chang'd since my wanderings began GER
L. Beethoven: The return to Ulster

One hour with thee! (One hour with thee! ) (from Woodstock) - M. Arkwright
One hour with thee! (from Woodstock)
M. Arkwright: One hour with thee!

Proud Maisie (Proud Maisie is in the wood) - C. Gibbs, C. Parry
Proud Maisie is in the wood
C. Gibbs, C. Parry: Proud Maisie

Raste Krieger! Krieg ist aus DUT ITA GER
F. Schubert: Ellens Gesang I

Romanze des Richard Löwenherz (Großer Taten tat der Ritter ) - F. Schubert DUT GER
Schlaf, Söhnchen! Dein Vater war eisenumhüllt GER
A. Jensen: Wiegenlied

Soldier Rest! thy warfare o'er GER
Song (Where shall the lover rest )
A. Gray, H. Morris: Eleu Loro
F. Austin, W. Hadow, E. Palmer, D. Roche, T. Upward: Where shall the lover rest?
C. Parry: Where shall the lover rest, whom the fates sever from his true maiden's breast
H. Hughes: Where shall the lover
T. Attwood, E. Bairstow, F. Drysdale, J. Hatton, L. Jansen, N. Johnson, B. Livius, C. Mazzinghi, O. Wintle: Where shall the lover rest

Song of the Imprisoned Huntsman (My hawk is tired of perch and hood) GER
Sprich, Fräulein, warum härmst du dich? GER
A. Jensen: Jock von Hazeldean

Sunset (The sun upon the Weirdlaw hill) - L. Beethoven GER
The Banner of Buccleuch (From the brown crest of Newark its summons extending) - L. Beethoven GER
The border widow's lament (My love built me a bonnie bower) - J. Haydn
The British Light Dragoons ('Twas a Marechal of France, and he fain would honour gain) - L. Beethoven GER
The Crusader's Return (High deeds achieved of knightly fame) GER
The Erl-King (O who rides by night thro' the woodland so wild?) DUT ENG ITA FRE SPA
The harp (I was a wild and wayward boy ) RUS
The heath this night must be my bed GER
The maid of Isla (O, Maid of Isla, from the cliff) - L. Beethoven GER
The Maid of Toro (O, low shone the sun on the fair lake of Toro)
The Monks of Bangor's March (When the heathen trumpet's clang) - L. Beethoven GER
The pirate's farewell: a ballad (Farewell! Farewell! the voice you hear) (from The Pirate) - M. Arkwright
The Plain of Badajos ('Twas a Marechal of France, and he fain would honour gain) - L. Beethoven GER
The return to Ulster (Once again, but how chang'd since my wanderings began) - L. Beethoven GER
The sun upon the lake is low (The sun upon the lake is low) - J. Sibelius
The sun upon the lake is low
J. Sibelius: The sun upon the lake is low

The sun upon the Weirdlaw hill GER
L. Beethoven: Sunset

Tief neigt sich die Sonne [x]
J. Rheinberger: Abend am Toro-See

Triumph, er naht, Heil, Heil dem Helden GER
F. Schubert: Bootgesang

'Twas a Marechal of France, and he fain would honour gain GER
L. Beethoven: The British Light Dragoons

Von den Hügeln des Hochlands den Lärmruf verbreitend GER
Waken, lords and ladies gay (Waken, lords and ladies gay ) - L. Beethoven, G. Bairnsfeather GER
Waken, lords and ladies gay GER
L. Beethoven, G. Bairnsfeather: Waken, lords and ladies gay
B. Holmes: Hunting Song

Wer soll der Getreue ruh'n (Wer soll der Getreue ruh'n) - G. Vierling (Text: after Sir Walter Scott) [x]
Wer soll der Getreue ruh'n (Text: after Sir Walter Scott) [x]
G. Vierling: Wer soll der Getreue ruh'n

When the heathen trumpet's clang GER
L. Beethoven: The Monks of Bangor's March

Where shall the lover (Where shall the lover rest ) - H. Hughes
Where shall the lover rest (Where shall the lover rest ) - T. Attwood, E. Bairstow, F. Drysdale, J. Hatton, L. Jansen, N. Johnson, B. Livius, C. Mazzinghi, O. Wintle
Where shall the lover rest
A. Gray, H. Morris: Eleu Loro
F. Austin, W. Hadow, E. Palmer, D. Roche, T. Upward: Where shall the lover rest?
C. Parry: Where shall the lover rest, whom the fates sever from his true maiden's breast
H. Hughes: Where shall the lover
T. Attwood, E. Bairstow, F. Drysdale, J. Hatton, L. Jansen, N. Johnson, B. Livius, C. Mazzinghi, O. Wintle: Where shall the lover rest

Where shall the lover rest, whom the fates sever from his true maiden's breast (Where shall the lover rest ) - C. Parry
Where shall the lover rest? (Where shall the lover rest ) - F. Austin, W. Hadow, E. Palmer, D. Roche, T. Upward
Why weep ye by the tide, ladie GER
Wie anders als einst, da mein Wandern began GER
Wiegenlied (Schlaf, Söhnchen! Dein Vater war eisenumhüllt ) - A. Jensen GER
Zabavy junosheskikh let, vesjoly khorovody RUS
M. Glinka: Moja arfa

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