Elgar - The Dream Of Gerontius op38 - Symphony 1 in A flat - Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra - PentaTone PTC 5186 472 (2013)
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The Dream of Gerontius is widely regarded as Elgar’s finest choral work, & some consider it his masterpiece. The work is coupled on this album with Elgar’s 1st Symphony making this a well-filled 2 SACD set. The Dream of Gerontius has not been released on SACD before this is a must buy for an SACD aficionado.
 
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On this evidence, Edo de Waart is clearly an Elgar conductor of no mean instinct. Both performances benefit from his judiciously clear-sighted direction...there's an endearing freshness, sense of new discovery & wholehearted application about this substantial undertaking. 
~ Gramophone Magazine, December 2013

The 1st Symphony, in particular, burns under a surface sheen, & “The Dream of Gerontius” is intensely played & firmly sung.
 ~ New York Times, December 2013



      Tracks:

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Part I: Prelude
Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death (Gerontius)
Part I: Kyrie eleison (Chorus)
Part I: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (Gerontius)
Part I: Rescue him, O Lord (Chorus)
Part I: Profiscere, anima Christiana (The Priest)

Part II: Andantino
Part II: I went to sleep (The Soul of Gerontius)
Part II: Low-born clods of brute earth (Chorus)
Part II: I see not those false spirits (The Soul of Gerontius, The Angel)
Part II: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus, Angel)
Part II: And now the threshold - Praise to the Holiest (Angel, Chorus)
Part II: The judgment now is near (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)
Part II: Jesu! By that shuddering dread (The Angel of the Agony)
Part II: I go before my Judge - Be merciful, o Lord (The Soul of Gerontius, Angel, Chorus)
Part II: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (Chorus)
Part II: Angel's Farewell (Angel, Chorus)
Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55

I. Andante nobilmente e semplice - Allegro
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio
IV. Lento - Allegro

      Time 2:22:23:

      Musicians:

Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo De Waart - Conductor
Collegium Vocale Gent - Choir
Edward Caswell - Choir master
John Hancock - Baritone
Michelle Breedt - Mezzo
Peter Auty - Tenor

Recorded at Concert Hall de Singel, Antwerp


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