Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Based on the eponymous play by Lord Dunsany, Arthur Farwell composed incidental music for a three-member accompaniment: harp, violin and cello. Later (1928), he produced an orchestral version in the form of a suite. One of its earliest performances was given by Henry Kimball Hadley and the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra. The four movements are as follows:

I. Beggars' Dreams
II. Maya of the Moon - 5:35
III. Pinnacle of Pleasure - 11:02
IV. The Stone Gods Come - 14:11

Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Karl Krueger

This recording is available through Bridge Records: bridgerecords.com/products/9124

Photograph "Black Beach" by fs999 on Flickr Creative Commons: flickr.com/photos/fs999/16326182187/in/photolist-qSFXaM-qrnFdQ-owHX7k-dY54NC-gX77a9-crvJoN-jvsfgS-cUFjnE-gqwoqS-o98Nqx-EsFoyC-bNaxCc-cAgRFy-rAS5K8-h4tkeC-TUDFy6-g4Nwx8-cBXBZ3-h1NvM9-kPok4C-apsmNn-jZVUqU-D2TQfk-bsUQNM-nQqyDY-21uERHv-YRtXuw-oeRTbx-fdMiHb-Zh3ax2-q2aoSQ-i5L2RS-21D3Chm-ak4T8a-jxmp8D-dNJwAy-oS6U41-d457GN-qeQjfp-m5NEkr-QwkZwc-22H72Po-djiem9-rg3Qh7-dF88Ve-aVy82K-238f5zH-XxG6df-9yREqq-bvDW3e