Bennett, Joseph 1831-1911

The golden legend by Arthur Sullivan( Recording )

4 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 123 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A treatise on counterpoint and fugue by Luigi Cherubini( Book )

9 editions published between 1884 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 109 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The rose of Sharon : a dramatic oratorio founded on the Song of Solomon : op. 30 by Alexander Campbell Mackenzie( )

28 editions published between 1884 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The golden legend; cantata for soli, chorus and orchestra. The words adapted from the poem of Longfellow by Joseph Bennett by Arthur Sullivan( )

9 editions published between 1886 and 1900 in 3 languages and held by 89 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Prince Henry, of Hoheneck, lying sick in body and mind at his castle of Vautsberg, on the Rhine, has consulted the famous physicians of Salerno, and learned that he can be cured only by the blood of a maiden who shall, of her own free will, consent to die for his sake. Regarding the remedy as impossible, the Prince gives way to despair, when he is visited by Lucifer, disguised as a traveling physician. The Fiend tempts him with alcohol, to the fascination of which he ultimately yields in such measure as to be deprived of place and power, and driven forth as an outcast. Prince Henry finds shelter in the cottage of one of his vassals, whose daughter, Elsie, moved by great compassion for his fate, resolves to sacrifice her life that he might be restored. The prayers of her mother, Ursula, are of no avail to turn her from this purpose, and, in due time, Prince Henry, Elsie, and their attendants set out for Salerno. On their way they encounter a band of pilgrims, with whom is Lucifer, in the garb of a friar. He also is journeying to Salerno. On reaching their destination, Prince Henry and Elsie are received by Lucifer, who has assumed the form of Friar Angelo, a doctor of the medical school. Elsie persists in her resolve to die, despite the opposition of the Prince, who now declares that he intended to do no more than test her constancy. Lucifer drawls Elsie into an inner chamber, but the Prince and attendants, breaking down the door, rescue her at the last moment. Miraculously healed, Prince Henry marries the devoted maiden, and is restored to his rightful place. The six scenes of the Cantata illustrate passages in the foregoing story. In the Prologue, the defeat of Lucifer is foreshadowed by an impotent attempt to wreck the Cathedral of Strassburg. In the Epilogue, the beneficent devotion of Elsie is compared to the course of a mountain brook, which cools and fertilizes the arid plain. - Argument

The golden legend by Arthur Sullivan( )

16 editions published between 1886 and 1998 in English and Multiple languages and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Manon : an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet( )

8 editions published between 1880 and 1969 in English and Undetermined and held by 73 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Manon : an opera in five acts by Jules Massenet( Book )

4 editions published between 1885 and 1968 in English and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thorgrim : an opera in four acts by Frederic H Cowen( )

10 editions published between 1800 and 2016 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters from Bayreuth, descriptive and critical of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen; with an appendix by Joseph Bennett( Book )

9 editions published between 1877 and 2017 in English and held by 64 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hector Berlioz by Joseph Bennett( Book )

6 editions published between 1883 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide