℗ 2024 Chandos Records
| Released | March 1, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 20m 04s |
| Record Label | Chandos |
| Catalogue No. | CHAN20296W |
| Genre | Classical (Baroque) |
Delius: Hassan - complete incidental music
Zeb Soanes, Britten Sinfonia Voices, Britten Sinfonia, Jamie Phillips
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 1
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1.1
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Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Quietly but expressively
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
4:22 | |||
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1.2
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Scene 1: We are in old Baghdad (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
2:29 | |||
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1.3
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Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:50 | |||
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1.4
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Scene 2: Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in from of the house
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:26 | |||
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1.5
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Scene 2: It is later that night (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:57 | |||
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1.6
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Scene 2: Serenade. Con moto moderato
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:49 | |||
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1.7
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Scene 2: The shutters open, and Yasmin appears (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
2:26 | |||
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1.8
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Scene 2: Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Ver
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:52 | |||
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1.9
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Scene 2: Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slow
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Jamie Phillips |
2:08 | |||
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1.10
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Scene 2: The first light of dawn shines in the sky (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:27 | |||
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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 2
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1.11
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Scene 1: Prelude. With animation
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:50 | |||
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1.12
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Scene 1: The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan… (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:37 | |||
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1.13
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Scene 1: Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside)
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:08 | |||
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1.14
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Scene 1: No. 1, Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could
Percy Grainger; James Elroy Flecker; Frederick Long; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:20 | |||
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1.15
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Scene 1: And then, after the Beggars (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:06 | |||
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1.16
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Scene 1: No. 2, Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
2:22 | |||
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1.17
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Scene 1: No. 3, Divertissement. Con moto
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
2:27 | |||
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1.18
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Scene 1: Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:58 | |||
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1.19
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Scene 1: No. 4, General Dance. Andante moderato – Allegro – Più mosso
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
2:53 | |||
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1.20
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Scene 1: Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:46 | |||
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1.21
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Scene 1: Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain).
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:21 | |||
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1.22
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Scene 1: This House of the Moving Walls… (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:50 | |||
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1.23
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Scene 2: The Street of Felicity. Very quietly
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:38 | |||
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1.24
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Scene 2: The SOS message has fallen from the balcony… (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:11 | |||
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1.25
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Scene 2: Music accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Zeb Soanes; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:32 | |||
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1.26
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Scene 2: Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:39 | |||
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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 3
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1.27
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Scene 1: Prelude. Moderato – Slower
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:33 | |||
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1.28
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Scene 1: Curtain
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:43 | |||
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1.29
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Scene 1: Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:26 | |||
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1.30
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Scene 1: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Very quietly – Slow
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:43 | |||
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1.31
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Scene 1: The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady… (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:05 | |||
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1.32
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Scene 2: The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour – Quieter
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
2:26 | |||
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1.33
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Scene 2: We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:00 | |||
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1.34
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Scene 2: Fanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:11 | |||
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1.35
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Scene 2: As more and more people gather… (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:29 | |||
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1.36
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Scene 2: Entry of the Caliph. Pompously
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:17 | |||
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1.37
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Scene 2: The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:09 | |||
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1.38
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Scene 2: Fanfares
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
0:21 | |||
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1.39
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Scene 2: Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:17 | |||
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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 4
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1.40
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Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Passionately
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
4:14 | |||
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1.41
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Scene 1: In the Palace's dark vaults (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
0:26 | |||
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1.42
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Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Slow and ponderously
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:57 | |||
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1.43
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Scene 2: Sunlight streams through the cell's grating (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:14 | |||
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Hassan, DCW 8, Act 5
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1.44
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Scene 1: Prelude. Quick – Slower, softer - Not too quick – Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in fro
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
2:29 | |||
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1.45
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Scene 1: The song of the Muezzin at sunset
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Ruairi Bowen; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
1:08 | |||
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1.46
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Scene 1: With another sunset approaching (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:51 | |||
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1.47
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Scene 1: The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
2:53 | |||
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1.48
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Scene 1: The long, dreadful execution ensues… (Narrator)
Meurig Bowen; Zeb Soanes |
1:29 | |||
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1.49
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Scene 2: Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement
Frederick Delius; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
3:03 | |||
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1.50
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Scene 2: Closing Scene. Slow – (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) – (Dying away in
Frederick Delius; James Elroy Flecker; Ruairi Bowen; Britten Sinfonia Voices; Britten Sinfonia; Jamie Phillips |
10:16 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Chandos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -10.31 -25.55 to -0.90 | -32.19 -44.35 to -17.83 | -28.50 -40.60 to -14.60 | 13 7 to 19 | |
| 1 | Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Quietly but expressively | -2.46 | -27.05 | -22.7 | 14 |
| 2 | Scene 1: We are in old Baghdad (Narrator) | -12.24 | -35.68 | -31.6 | 17 |
| 3 | Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between | -17.40 | -35.62 | -32.7 | 10 |
| 4 | Scene 2: Moonlight. The street of Felicity, by the fountain of the two pigeons, in from of the house | -23.16 | -40.76 | -37.6 | 10 |
| 5 | Scene 2: It is later that night (Narrator) | -11.64 | -35.67 | -31.4 | 16 |
| 6 | Scene 2: Serenade. Con moto moderato | -19.32 | -38.19 | -35.8 | 12 |
| 7 | Scene 2: The shutters open, and Yasmin appears (Narrator) | -1.34 | -21.03 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 8 | Scene 2: Melos. Hassan falls under the shadow of the fountain. The first light of dawn shines in the sky. Ver | -16.43 | -35.11 | -32.4 | 8 |
| 9 | Scene 2: Chorus behind the scenes. Not too slow | -21.95 | -44.35 | -39.6 | 13 |
| 10 | Scene 2: The first light of dawn shines in the sky (Narrator) | -15.12 | -39.29 | -35.4 | 17 |
| 11 | Scene 1: Prelude. With animation | -4.58 | -24.02 | -20.8 | 11 |
| 12 | Scene 1: The filthy, inanimate bulk of Hassan… (Narrator) | -15.39 | -37.78 | -33.8 | 15 |
| 13 | Scene 1: Fanfare preceding the Ballet (Gaily, outside) | -9.29 | -23.39 | -20.8 | 7 |
| 14 | Scene 1: No. 1, Dance of the Beggars. There enters the most awful selection of Eastern beggars the eye could | -1.68 | -22.90 | -20.0 | 13 |
| 15 | Scene 1: And then, after the Beggars (Narrator) | -14.59 | -35.90 | -31.7 | 12 |
| 16 | Scene 1: No. 2, Chorus of Women. (Enter a band of fair and dusky beauties.) Quietly | -6.20 | -27.53 | -24.6 | 13 |
| 17 | Scene 1: No. 3, Divertissement. Con moto | -3.68 | -25.30 | -22.2 | 12 |
| 18 | Scene 1: Rafi is then announced as The King of the Beggars (Narrator) | -13.24 | -36.44 | -32.7 | 17 |
| 19 | Scene 1: No. 4, General Dance. Andante moderato – Allegro – Più mosso | -0.90 | -23.23 | -20.1 | 12 |
| 20 | Scene 1: Rafi is asked why he hates the Caliph so (Narrator) | -15.28 | -37.74 | -34.0 | 16 |
| 21 | Scene 1: Chorus of Beggars and Dancing Girls (from behind the scene, after the descent of the iron curtain). | -2.87 | -30.25 | -23.1 | 15 |
| 22 | Scene 1: This House of the Moving Walls… (Narrator) | -11.29 | -35.43 | -31.6 | 15 |
| 23 | Scene 2: The Street of Felicity. Very quietly | -19.83 | -37.86 | -35.1 | 8 |
| 24 | Scene 2: The SOS message has fallen from the balcony… (Narrator) | -12.34 | -36.94 | -32.9 | 18 |
| 25 | Scene 2: Music accompanying Ishak's poem. Not too slow | -14.72 | -37.31 | -34.3 | 14 |
| 26 | Scene 2: Yasmin's regard for Hassan has instantly shifted (Narrator) | -14.38 | -37.75 | -33.6 | 16 |
| 27 | Scene 1: Prelude. Moderato – Slower | -11.41 | -30.47 | -26.9 | 11 |
| 28 | Scene 1: Curtain | -9.70 | -29.43 | -26.5 | 10 |
| 29 | Scene 1: Hassan is installed at the Caliph's Palace (Narrator) | -13.60 | -37.77 | -34.1 | 16 |
| 30 | Scene 1: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Very quietly – Slow | -8.99 | -30.17 | -27.2 | 11 |
| 31 | Scene 1: The slaves inform Hassan that there is a beautiful lady… (Narrator) | -6.57 | -37.56 | -33.2 | 12 |
| 32 | Scene 2: The great Hall of the Palace. With vigour – Quieter | -1.34 | -21.03 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 33 | Scene 2: We are in the Great Hall of the Caliph's Palace (Narrator) | -10.94 | -33.86 | -29.6 | 17 |
| 34 | Scene 2: Fanfares, in the great Hall of the Palace | -1.12 | -17.83 | -14.6 | 9 |
| 35 | Scene 2: As more and more people gather… (Narrator) | -13.37 | -36.69 | -32.5 | 15 |
| 36 | Scene 2: Entry of the Caliph. Pompously | -4.61 | -20.12 | -17.3 | 11 |
| 37 | Scene 2: The Caliph declares the trial of the beggars open (Narrator) | -12.31 | -32.69 | -28.4 | 14 |
| 38 | Scene 2: Fanfares | -1.91 | -20.88 | -17.5 | 12 |
| 39 | Scene 2: Then Rafi, King of the Beggars, is summoned (Narrator) | -10.38 | -35.98 | -31.9 | 18 |
| 40 | Scene 1: Prelude. Slow – Passionately | -3.80 | -27.15 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 41 | Scene 1: In the Palace's dark vaults (Narrator) | -14.56 | -37.36 | -33.6 | 13 |
| 42 | Scenes 1 & 2: Interlude between Scenes 1 and 2. Slow and ponderously | -5.07 | -28.33 | -25.3 | 12 |
| 43 | Scene 2: Sunlight streams through the cell's grating (Narrator) | -10.26 | -37.66 | -33.2 | 19 |
| 44 | Scene 1: Prelude. Quick – Slower, softer - Not too quick – Curtain. The Garden of the Caliph's Palace, in fro | -2.50 | -24.86 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 45 | Scene 1: The song of the Muezzin at sunset | -25.55 | -43.64 | -40.6 | 10 |
| 46 | Scene 1: With another sunset approaching (Narrator) | -9.54 | -34.63 | -30.4 | 17 |
| 47 | Scene 1: The Procession of Protracted Death. March tempo | -3.62 | -24.68 | -19.7 | 12 |
| 48 | Scene 1: The long, dreadful execution ensues… (Narrator) | -11.74 | -36.98 | -32.9 | 17 |
| 49 | Scene 2: Prelude to the last scene. With flowing movement | -18.43 | -37.87 | -35.3 | 11 |
| 50 | Scene 2: Closing Scene. Slow – (The Caravan recedes farther and farther into the distance.) – (Dying away in | -2.80 | -29.16 | -23.8 | 16 |