Elgar: The Starlight Express

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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: Song. To the Children (Organ-Grinder)
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: In the village of Bourcelles...
   1:37
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: Just then a lamplighter...
   0:30
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: At that time, Henry had told him about the old railway
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: ...the mother of them all
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: Oh! But I'm forgetting the most important one of all
   0:33
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: They were always eager to hear his poetry
   1:22
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: And suddenly a new, enormous thing stirred in their father's heart
   1:48
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   The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: As though on cue
   0:15
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: To the Children. That's odd, said Mother
    0:37
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: ...gold and had put it on for warmth against the cool evening air
    0:42
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: Before them stood an extremely dishevelled figure holding a suitcase
    1:14
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: As Daddy took charge of the luggage
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: We want to tell you something
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: All the rules I swear to keep
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: Are you sure you have everything you need?
    1:33
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: Song. The Blue-eyed Fairy (Organ-Grinder)
    3:22
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act I: They found a clearing with the open sky above them
    1:06
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Henry explained that the Pleiades had been attendants upon Artemis...
    1:18
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Song. The Sun has Gone (Organ-Grinder)
    4:38
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: The Sun has Gone. Now, cats are curious creatures, and Riquette was no exception
    2:01
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Turning towards the open window...
    1:15
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: At length Jinny came out of the cave and came over to them
    0:21
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Then there's Madame Jequier and dear Miss Waghorn
    1:01
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Could it be?
    0:33
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: And with that the first passenger hurried by them
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: The Sweep
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Then a fantastic, light, twirling creature...
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Song. I'm ev'rywhere (Laugher)
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: And the shabby Tramp, playing his barrel organ
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Well, let's see now
    0:27
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Song. Wake up, you little Night Winds! (Organ-Grinder)
    1:29
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Dance of the Winds
    2:20
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: But where's Cousin Henry?
    0:43
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: I'm ev'rywhere. Ah! Anyone gazing skywards at that moment...
    1:06
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 1: Sun Dance
    2:45
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: Madame Jequier's constant anxiety...
    1:06
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: Song. Dandelions, Daffodils (Gardener)
    0:52
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: In her attic chamber above
    1:14
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 2: Henry turned to the children
    1:04
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: At the Citadelle
    1:18
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: Song. O, Stars Shine Brightly (Laugher)
    3:16
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: The Sprites had almost finished their task
    0:48
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: The Sprites flitted out, back to the Starlight Express
    0:18
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act II Scene 3: Song. Dawn Song (Laugher)
    1:11
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: Song, My old tunes (Organ-Grinder)
    4:14
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: Song. Dandelions, Daffodils (Jane-Anne)
    1:15
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: Miss Waghorn, whose confusion of mind...
    1:11
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: My main idea is this...
    1:09
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: Then Mother spoke...
    0:34
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 1: A few days later Henry left to return to London
    3:34
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: It was late evening on the day of his arrival
    7:45
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: And suddenly he remembered an extraordinary conversation...
    2:37
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: All three children, perhaps sent back from their nocturnal enterprises...
    2:08
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: Duet. Hearts must be soft-shiny dressed (Laugher, Organ-Grinder)
    2:44
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    The Starlight Express, Op. 78: Act III Scene 2: Jinny said, with her characteristic gravity...
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    Three Songs from The Starlight Express: I. The Organ-grinder's Song
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    Three Songs from The Starlight Express: II. The Dustman's Song
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    Three Songs from The Starlight Express: III. The Gardener's Song
    1:22
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': I. Song. To the Children (Organ-Grinder)
    6:16
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': II. Are you sure you have everything you need?
    1:33
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': III. Song. The Blue-eyed Fairy (Organ-Grinder)
    3:16
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': IV. Song. The Sun has Gone (Organ-Grinder)
    4:51
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': V. The Sun has Gone. Now, cats are curious creatures, and Riquette was no exception
    2:04
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': VI. At length Jinny came out of the cave and came over to them
    0:29
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': VII. Then there's Madame Jequier and dear Miss Waghorn
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': VIII. Song. I'm ev'rywhere (Laugher)
    0:45
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': IX. Song. Wake up, you little Night Winds! (Organ-Grinder)
    1:20
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': X. Well, let's see now
    2:23
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XI. I'm ev'rywhere. Ah! Anyone gazing skywards at that moment...
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XII. Sun Dance
    2:34
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XIII. In her attic chamber above
    1:14
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XIV. Henry turned to the children
    1:05
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XV. Song. O, Stars Shine Brightly (Laugher)
    3:20
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XVI. Song. Dawn Song (Laugher)
    1:04
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XVII. Song, My old tunes (Organ-Grinder)
    4:02
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XVIII. Song. Dandelions, Daffodils (Jane-Anne)
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XIX. All three children, perhaps sent back from their nocturnal enterprises...
    2:04
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XX. Duet. Hearts must be soft-shiny dressed (Laugher, Organ-Grinder)
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    Suite from 'The Starlight Express': XXI. Jinny said, with her characteristic gravity...
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