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CHAN 8641
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Elgar: Dream Of Gerontius
Running Time: 114:17
Release Date: October 1988
Originally recorded in February 1988
Composer
Sir Edward Elgar
Sir Edward Elgar
Composer
Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry
Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry
Tenor Voice tenor
Arthur Davies
Arthur Davies
Mezzo Voice mezzo-soprano
Felicity Palmer
Felicity Palmer
Solo bass
Gwynne Howell
Gwynne Howell
Solo organ
Roderick Elms
Roderick Elms
Choral
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Richard Hickox
Venue
Watford Town Hall
Watford Town Hall
Producer
Brian Couzens
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Janet Middlebrook
Janet Middlebrook
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Choir
Orchestral & Concertos
Choir
Awards
Temporarily out of stock
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)
The Dream of Gerontius Op.38
95:07
COMPACT DISC ONE: 73:03
Part One
1.
Prelude
10:18
2.
Gerontius: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death
03:20
3.
Chorus: Kyrie eleison
02:28
4.
Gerontius: Rouse thee, my fainting soul
00:52
5.
Chorus: Be merciful, be gracious
03:16
6.
Gerontius: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus
04:14
7.
Gerontius: I can no more;for now it comes again
02:24
8.
Chorus: Rescue him, O Lord!
01:46
9.
Gerontius: Novissima hora est
02:09
10.
The Priest: Profociscere, anima Christiana
01:37
11.
Chorus: Go, in the name of Angles
04:46
PART TWO
12.
Introduction: The Soul: I went to sleep
06:06
13.
The Angel: My work is done
03:14
14.
The Angel and The Soul: All hail, My child!
05:54
15.
Chorus: Low-born clods of brute earth
01:55
16.
The Angel: It is the restless panting of their being
00:41
17.
Chorus: The mind bold and independent
02:24
18.
The Soul and The Angel: I see not those false spirits
03:24
19.
Chorus: Praise to the Holiest
02:43
20.
The Soul: The sound is like the rushing of the wind
00:25
21.
Chorus: Glory to Him
00:24
22.
The Angel and The Soul: They sing of they approaching agony
00:55
23.
The Soul: But hark! A grand mysterious harmony
00:39
24.
The Angel: And now the threshold
00:32
25.
Chorus: Praise to the Holiest
07:02
COMPACT DISC TWO: 40:57
1.
The Angel and The Soul: Thy judgement now is near
03:21
2.
The Angel: Jesu! By that shuddering dread
03:54
3.
Chorus: Be merciful, be gracious
01:44
4.
The Angel: Praise to His Name!
01:34
5.
The Soul: Take me away
02:36
6.
Chorus: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge
01:35
7.
The Angel: Softly and gently
07:14
SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY
8.
Blest Pair of Sirens
11:50
9.
I Was Glad
7:01
Solo: Gwynne Howell bass
Solo: Roderick Elms organ
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
14-16 February 1988
