Longfellow/Elgar: Scenes from "The Saga of King Olaf" (Complete)

INTRODUCTION_______________ 00:00:00–00:04:33
THE CHALLENGE OF THOR_______________ 00:04:33–00:09:03
KING OLAF'S RETURN_______________ 00:09:03–00:16:45
THE CONVERSION_______________ 00:16:45–00:34:47
GUDRUN_______________ 00:34:47–00:41:57
THE WRAITH OF ODIN_______________ 00:41:57–00:48:35
SIGRID_______________ 00:48:35–00:56:25
THYRI_______________ 00:56:25–01:09:50
THE DEATH OF OLAF_______________ 01:09:50–01:18:29
EPILOGUE_______________ 01:18:29–01:29:09
With closed captioning (CC) for libretto, this raucous old Norse tale about the conversion of the Vikings to Christianity -- retold by Longfellow and set to music by Elgar -- is notable for its flawed hero and defiant pagan women. However, it is quiet Astrid who has the final word. The Longfellow Chorus and Orchestra in concert, Portland, Maine. March 3 & 4, 2012 (Charles Kaufmann, conductor). Video still images from the 1886 edition of "The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" Vl. II (Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Company) as found in the Maine Room of Portland Public Library.