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Elgar: The Light of Life

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CHAN 10726
 
Elgar: The Light of Life
Running Time: 62:33

Release Date: July 2012
Originally recorded in February 1993
Composer (1857-1934
Sir Edward Elgar
Solo soprano (The Mother of the Blind Man)
Judith Howarth
Mezzo Voice contralto (Narrator)
Linda Finnie
Tenor Voice tenor (The Blind Man)
Arthur Davies
Bass-Baritone Voice baritone (Jesus)
John Shirley-Quirk
Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Venue
All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
Producer
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Peter Newble
Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos
Choir

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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

(1857-1934

The Light of Life, Op 29

62:48
(Lux Christi)
1.
1
Meditation -
5:29
2.
2
Chorus and Solo: 'Seek Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion' -
6:56
3.
3
Recitative and Chorus: 'As Jesus passed by' -
1:24
4.
4
Solo: 'Be not extreme, O Lord, to mark amiss'
3:05
5.
5
Solo: 'Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents' -
2:59
6.
6
Chorus: 'Light out of darkness Thou has brought!'
5:05
7.
7
Recitative: 'And when He had thus spoken' -
1:19
8.
8
Women's Chorus: 'Doubt not thy Father's care!'
2:16
9.
9
Soli and Chorus: 'He went his way therefore, and washed and came seeing' -
5:20
10.
10
Solo: 'As a spirit didst Thou pass before mine eyes'
4:32
11.
11
Recitative and Chorus: 'They brought him to the Pharisees' -
2:42
12.
12
Solo: 'Thou only hast the words of life!' -
2:45
13.
13
Soli and Chorus: 'But the Jews did not believe' -
3:37
14.
14
Solo and Women's Chorus: 'Woe to the shepherds of the flock'
3:01
15.
15
Recitative and Soli: 'Jesus heard that they had cast him out'
2:30
16.
'I am the good Shepherd'
4:29
17.
16
Chorus: 'Light of the World, we know Thy praise'
5:04
Solo: Judith Howarth soprano (The Mother of the Blind Man)
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Richard Hickox
1-3 February 1993






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