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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Colin Davis CD
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  • Artist: Colin Davis
  • Year: 2006
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • UPC: 822231108320
  • Item Number: LSOL110832
  • Release date: 09/19/2006
  • 1. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Prelude
  • 2. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Jesu, Maria - I am near to death
  • 3. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Kyrie eleison... Holy Mary, pray for him
  • 4. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Rouse thee, my fainting soul
  • 5. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Be merciful, be gracious
  • 6. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus
  • 7. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. I can no more
  • 8. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Rescue him, O Lord
  • 9. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Novissima hora est
  • 10. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Profisciscere, anima Christiana
  • 11. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 1. Go, in the name of Angels and Archangels
  • 1. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Prelude
  • 2. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. I went to sleep
  • 3. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. My work is done
  • 4. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Low-born clods of brute earth
  • 5. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. The mind bold and independent
  • 6. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. I see not those false spirits
  • 7. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Praise to the Holiest
  • 8. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Glory to Him
  • 9. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. But Hark! a grand mysterious harmony
  • 10. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. And now the threshold as we traverse it
  • 11. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Praise to the Holiest in the height
  • 12. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Thy judgement is now near
  • 13. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Jesu! by that shuddering dread
  • 14. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Praise to His name
  • 15. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Take me away
  • 16. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Lord, thou hast been our refuge
  • 17. The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 38, Part 2. Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius by Colin Davis on CD


English conductor Colin Davis turned to the music of Edward Elgar only late in his career. One can easily understand why. When he first made his name in the early '60s, Davis was known as a brilliant Mozart conductor, an insightful Stravinsky conductor, and an inspired Tippett conductor. But while he later also became a noted Sibelius, Haydn, and even Dvorak conductor, Davis almost entirely stayed away from the directly emotional Romanticism of Elgar until the early years of the twenty first century. Then, in quick succession, he conducted and recorded all three of Elgar's symphonies and his oratorio The Dream of Gerontius with the London Symphony, and amazingly enough, every performance was just about as good as it gets. In this 2005 recording of The Dream, Davis takes a work lovingly encrusted with a thick coat of English sentimentality and blasts it into the middle of next week. There's an incredible clarity to his conducting, and not just musically but emotionally, that makes everything sound honest and sincere. Although the London Symphony & Chorus perform with mighty magnificence, they never get too thick and heavy. Even the soloists -- plangent tenor David Rendall, soulful mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, and powerful bass Alastair Miles -- are less histrionic and more dramatic. The result is surely the best recording of The Dream since the 1967 Boult and the 1964 Barbirolli, and anyone who knows and loves the work should hear this performance, particularly in LSO Live's transparent sound. ~ James Leonard, Rovi
  • Artist: Colin Davis
  • Year: 2006
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • UPC: 822231108320
  • Item Number: LSOL110832
  • Release date: 09/19/2006
  • Label: LSO
  • Genre: Classical
  • Style: Choral, Romantic, Post-Romantic
  • Album Time: 92:13

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  • Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Colin Davis CD
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Colin Davis CD