The Dream of Gerontius / by Sir Edward Elgar.

Author/creator Elgar, Edward
Format Audio (Streaming)
Publication Info[Hayes, Middlesex, England] : EMI Classics, [2005]
Description1 online resource (99 min.).
Supplemental ContentAccess restricted to subscribers
Subjects

Other author/creatorBaker, Janet, 1933- vocalist.
Other author/creatorBarbirolli, John, 1899-1970 conductor.
Other author/creatorBorg, Kim, 1919-2000, vocalist.
Other author/creatorLewis, Richard, 1914-1990, vocalist.
Other author/creatorAmbrosian Singers, performer.
Other author/creatorHallé Choir, performer.
Other author/creatorHallé Orchestra, performer.
Other author/creatorSheffield Philharmonic Chorus, performer.
Uniform titleDream of Gerontius
SeriesBritish composers
British composers. ^A345919
Contents The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38. Part I. Prelude ; Jesu, Maria--I am near to death (Gerontius) ; So pray for me ... Kyrie eleison ... Holy Mary, pray for him (Gerontius, semi-chorus, chorus) ; Rouse thee, my fainting soul...Be merciful (Gerontius, chorus) ; Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (Gerontius) ; I can no more ... Rescue him, O Lord (Gerontius, chorus) ; Noe from the waters...Novissima hora est (semi-chorus, chorus, Gerontius) ; Proficiscere, anima Christiana (Priest) ; Go in the name of Angels (chorus, Priest, semi-chorus) -- The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38. Part II. (Andantino) ; I went to sleep (Soul of Gerontius) ; Another marvel ... My work is done (Soul, Angel) ; It is a member of that family ... A presage falls upon thee (Angel, Soul) ; But hark! ... Low-born clods of brute earth (Soul, Angel, chorus) ; Dispossessed, aside thrust (chorus) ; I see not those false spirits (Soul, Angel) ; There was a mortal ... Praise to the Holiest (Angel, semi-chorus, chorus, Soul) ; But hark! a grand mysterious harmony (Soul, Angel, chorus) ; Thy judgment now is near (Angel, Soul) ; Jesu! by that shuddering dread (Angel of the Agony, Soul, semi-chorus, chorus) ; Praise to His Name! ... Take me away (Angel, Soul, chorus) ; Softly and gently (Angel, chorus, semi-chorus).
General noteOratorio; Text by Cardinal John Henry Newman.
General notePreviously released as a compact disc.
General noteTitle from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012).
Performer Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; Richard Lewis, tenor ; Kim Borg, bass ; Hallé Choir ; Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus ; Ambrosian Singers ; Hallé Orchestra ; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Dec. 27-30, 1964.
LanguageSung in English.
Genre/formSound recordings.

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