Elgar - The Kingdom, Sospiri, Sursum Corda
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Label: Chandos - 2-4-1
Cat No: CHAN24154
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Release Date: 31st July 2015
Contents
Artists
Margaret Marshall (soprano)Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
Arthur Davies (tenor)
David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Richard HickoxWorks
Sospiri, op.70Sursum Corda, op.11
The Kingdom, op.51
Artists
Margaret Marshall (soprano)Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
Arthur Davies (tenor)
David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Richard HickoxAbout
Following the success of 'The Dream of Gerontius' in 1900 and 'The Apostles' in 1903, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. The Kingdom continues the narrative of the lives of Jesus’ disciples, depicting the community of the early church, Pentecost, and the events of the next few days. Although less frequently performed than 'The Dream of Gerontius', The Kingdom is considered one of Elgar’s greatest choral works, and deserves to rank alongside it.
This re-release of the 1989 recording also features Sursum Corda and Sospiri, two short, reflective instrumental pieces. If in the former – produced in a great hurry in 1894 – Elgar adopted a style which was to mature over the next years, he was overtaken by his own nature in the latter – first performed soon after the outbreak of war in 1914 – and produced a heartfelt personal statement which in its small compass conveys the emotion of the great slow movements of his finest works.
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