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Rutland Boughton

Rutland Boughton (23 January 1878 – 25 January 1960) was an English composer who became well known in the early 20th century as a composer of opera and choral music. He was also an influential communist activist within the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
His oeuvre includes three symph

Popular Songs

1
Faery Song (from "The Immortal Hour")
Faery Song (from "The Immortal Hour")
Rutland Boughton, Kenneth McKellar, Peter Knight, Orchestra
01:35
2
The Immortal Hour, Act I Scene 2: No. 12, How Beautiful They Are (Spirit Voices)
The Immortal Hour, Act I Scene 2: No. 12, How Beautiful They Are (Spirit Voices)
Rutland Boughton, Alan G. Melville, English Chamber Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
01:13
3
The Immortal Hour, Act I Scene 1: No. 21, There Is No Backward Way for Such as I (Eochaidh, Dalua)
The Immortal Hour, Act I Scene 1: No. 21, There Is No Backward Way for Such as I (Eochaidh, Dalua)
Rutland Boughton, Alan G. Melville, English Chamber Orchestra, David Wilson-Johnson, Roderick Kennedy
02:50
4
The Immortal Hour, Act I Scene 1: No. 20. Look, O King … I See a Fountain (Dalua, Eochaidh)
The Immortal Hour, Act I Scene 1: No. 20. Look, O King … I See a Fountain (Dalua, Eochaidh)
Rutland Boughton, Alan G. Melville, David Wilson-Johnson, Valery Hill, Roderick Kennedy, English Chamber Orchestra
02:42
5
The Immortal Hour: How beautiful they are
The Immortal Hour: How beautiful they are
Rutland Boughton, Yvonne Kenny, David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra
02:08

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