Relationships

lyricist:Laurence Binyon
composer:Edward Elgar (from 1915 until 1917)
part of:The Spirit of England, op. 80 (movement) (order: 2)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1976-12The Spirit of England, op. 80: II. To WomenRoyal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson6:39
1987-10-17 – 1987-10-18The Spirit of England, op. 80: II. To WomenLondon Symphony Chorus, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox6:40
1987-10The Spirit of England, op. 80: II. To WomenLondon Symphony Chorus, Felicity Lott, Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox6:40
2006-02-25 – 2006-02-27The Spirit of England, op. 80: II. To WomenBBC National Chorus of Wales, Susan Gritton, Andrew Kennedy, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones6:42
2018-04-14 – 2018-04-15The Spirit of England, op. 80: II. To Women: “Your hearts are lifted up”. Moderato — “Swift, swifter than those hawks of war”. Sempre animato — “And not a shot comes blind with death”. Più tranquillo — Tempo I — “Amid the thunder of the guns”. Animato — “Your hope, your dread, your throbbing pride”. Tempo I, molto largamente — [ ] — “Burningly offered up”. Tempo IIgor Yuzefovich, Andrew Staples, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis5:51
The Spirit of England for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, op. 80: To WomenHallé Choir, Rachel Nicholls, Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder6:20