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A melodrama in two parts
by
Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Richard Strauss
This suspense laden poem read with the accompaniment of music specially written for it by Richard Strauss tells the tragic tale of sailor Enoch Arden who vies with his friend Philip for the love of their childhood sweetheart, Annie. Enoch weds her but tragedy is on the horizon when Enoch is shipwrecked on an island for 12 years. On his return he discovers his wife is now married to Philip.
Enoch Arden Op. 38
Prelude
"Now when the dead man come to life"
Allegro agitato
Enoch's confession
Langsam
Enoch Arden
Nicholas Garrett, narrator
Peter Hewitt, piano