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ELGAR, E.: The Dream of Gerontius / Symphony No. 1

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Part I: Prelude

09:33

Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death (Gerontius)

03:43

Part I: Kyrie eleison (Chorus)

05:47

Part I: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (Gerontius)

07:15

Part I: Rescue him, O Lord (Chorus)

03:39

Part I: Profiscere, anima Christiana (The Priest)

06:40

Part II: Andantino

01:39

Part II: I went to sleep (The Soul of Gerontius)

12:08

Part II: Low-born clods of brute earth (Chorus)

04:31

10.

Part II: I see not those false spirits (The Soul of Gerontius, The Angel)

03:06

11.

Part II: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus, Angel)

05:04

12.

Part II: And now the threshold - Praise to the Holiest (Angel, Chorus)

07:51

Part II: The judgment now is near (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)

02:41

Part II: Jesu! By that shuddering dread (The Angel of the Agony)

03:56

Part II: I go before my Judge - Be merciful, o Lord (The Soul of Gerontius, Angel, Chorus)

06:05

Part II: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (Chorus)

01:24

Part II: Angel's Farewell (Angel, Chorus)

06:33

Solo: Michelle Breedt Soloist

Solo: Peter Auty Soloist

Choral: Collegium Vocale Gent Choral

Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55

I. Andante nobilmente e semplice - Allegro

19:16

II. Allegro molto

07:22

III. Adagio

11:25

IV. Lento - Allegro

12:24

Solo: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi Chamber Orchestra Orchestra

Orchestra: Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra

Conductor: Edo de Waart Conductor

for this new Pentatone recording (which has superb, spacious sound), Dutchman Edo de Waart secures idiomatic playing from his Belgian forces he catches the nobility and tenderness of much of this great score, and brings fresh ears to its magnificently orchestrated textures The inclusion of the First Symphony, one of the coposer’s finest orchestral works, is bonus." **** Phili[ Reed - Choir & Organ magazine - May/June 2014

" The First Symphony is more satisfying. The orchestra plays with lots of spirit and fairly prominent brass and percussion, so the performance has little of the nostalgia and stodginess that often afflict Elgar recordings. And perhaps best of all, Pentatone’s SACD sound is exemplary - rich and clear with lots of detail. Paul L Althouse - American Record Guide - March/April 2014

" The orchestra is extremely impressive, and the sound is up to Pentatone’s usual high standards a major prioriy." Peter Rabinowitz - Fanfare - March/April 2014

**** (Excellent disc) **** (Excellent Sound) Michel Fleury - Classica magazine (France) - December 2013/January 2014

On this evidence, Edo de Waart is clearly an Elgar conductor of no mean instinct. Both performances benfit from his judiciously clear-sighted direction, numerous felicities with Elgar’s meticulously detailed canvases are skilfully brought out, and he undoubtedly has the measure of both these large-scale masterworks there’s an endearing freshness, sense of new discovery and wholehearted application about this substantial undertaking and prospective purchasers can rest assured that the sound posssesses the satisfying realism, wide dynamic range and depth of sonority we have come to expect from Pentatone Andrew Achenbach - Gramophone magazine - December 2013

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ELGAR, E.: Dream of Gerontius (The) / Symphony No. 1 (Auty, Breedt, J. Hancock, Collegium Vocale Gent, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, de Waart)

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ELGAR, E.: Dream of Gerontius (The) / Symphony No. 1 (Auty, Breedt, J. Hancock, Collegium Vocale Gent, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, de Waart)

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SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55

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ELGAR, E.: The Dream of Gerontius / Symphony No. 1

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55

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