New Releases
New Releases
New Releases
New Releases
Elgar: Dream of Gerontius
Categories: Orchestral Music, Vocal Music
Budget Periods: Romantic
Composers: Sir Edward Elgar
Directors: Sir Alexander Gibson
Performers: Alfreda Hodgson, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, The Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus
Budget Periods: Romantic
Composers: Sir Edward Elgar
Directors: Sir Alexander Gibson
Performers: Alfreda Hodgson, Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear, The Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus
Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Robert Tear, tenor, Gerontius
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto, The Angel
Benjamin Luxon, baritone, The Priest & The Angel of
the agony
The Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus
John Currie, Chorus Master
Edwin Paling, Leader
Sir Alexander Gibson, conductor
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part 1: Jesu, Maria, I am near death... to...Holy Mount of Sion | 26:17 | |
| 2 | Part 2: A presage falls upon thee...to...Praise to the Holiest | 22:07 | |
| 3 | Part 2: I gog before my Judge-Be merciful, O Lord/Amen | 13:34 |
"Gibson's performance is impressively spontaneous
and very dramatic"
(Penguin Guide)
"This is the best of me." Elgar (1900)