Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) · Nicolai Gedda (tenor) · New Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) · London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult · Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult · New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult · Robert Lloyd/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult · Helen Watts/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
Movements
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 1, PreludePreview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 2a, "Jesu Maria, I am near to death" (Gerontius)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 2b, "Kyrie eleison" (Chorus of Assistants)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 3a, "Rouse thee, my fainting soul" (Gerontius)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 3b, "Be merciful, be gracious" (Assistants)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 4a, "Sanctus fortis, Santus Deus" (Gerontius)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 4b, "I can no more, for now, it comes again" (Gerontius)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 4c, "Rescue him, O Lord" (Assistants)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 4d, "Novissima hora est (Gerontius)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 5a, "Proficiscere, anima Christiana" (Priest)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 1: No. 5b, "Go in the name of Angels" (Assistants)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 6a, "I went to sleep" (Soul of Gerontius)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 6b, "My work is done" (Angel) - No. 7a, "It is a member of that family" (Soul)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 7b, "All hail, My child and brother" - No. 8a, "But hark! upon my sense comes" (Soul, Angel)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 8b, "Low-born clods of brute earth" (Chorus of Demons)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 8c, "It is the restless panting of their being" (Angel)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 8d, "The mind bold and independent" (Chorus of Demons)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 9a, "I see not those false spirits" (Soul, Angel)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 9b, "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus of Angelicals, Angel)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 9c, "The sound is like the rushing of the wind" (Soul)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 9d, "Glory to Him" (Angelicals)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 9e, "They sing of thy approaching agony" (Angel, Soul)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 10a, "But hark! a grand mysterious harmony" (Soul)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 10b, "And now the threshold" (Angel)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 10c, "Praise to the Holiest" (Angelicals)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 11a, Thy judgement now is near (Angel, Soul)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 11b, "Jesu! by that shuddering dread" (Angel of the Agony) - No. 12a, "I go before my judge" (Soul)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 12b, "Be merciful, be gracious" (Voices on Earth)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 12c, "Praise to his name!" (Angel)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 12d, "Take me away" (Soul)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 12d, "Lord, Thou hast been our refuge" (Souls in Purgatory)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Part 2: No. 13, "Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul" (Angel, Angelicals, Souls)Preview unavailablePlays this movement
Performers
- Sir Adrian BoultConductor
- Nicolai GeddaTenor
- New Philharmonia OrchestraOrchestra
- London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
- Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
- New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
- Robert Lloyd/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
- Helen Watts/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult
Credits
- Label
- Warner Classics
- Recording year
- 1986