The Song of Songs, the Poet in Exile: Works By Walter Arlen

Arlen was a Jewish composer, originally from Austria who escaped Hitler's invasion into Vienna. His family was persecuted, and lots of his family were murdered or committed suicide as a result of the holocaust, which inspired a lot of his compositional writing. When he escaped to the US where he lived with family friends, Arlen entered songs in a competition, winning first prize. This allowed him to live, study and work as amanuensis with Roy Harris. Through Harris he was introduced to famous composers of the day (such as Schoenberg, Mahler etc) and wrote for the Los Angeles Times as music reviewer for many years before committing to his own compositional works, both of whom have had additions made by conductor Kenneth Woods, with Arlen's permission.

1: What Is That Coming?
2: Behold, You Are Beautiful
3: Oh, That He, That He Would Kiss
4: Very Dark Am I
5: If You Know Not
6: While the King
7: As an Apple Tree
8: See There He Comes
9: Arise My Beautiful Shepherdess
10: Upon My Bed at Night
11: Oh My Dove
12: Postlude
13: Incantation
14: Island
15: Music
16: For J.L.
17: Recovery

Composer: Walter Arlen

Conductor: Kenneth Woods

Number of Discs: 1

Orchestra: English Symphony Orchestra

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