Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
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Label: Halle
Cat No: CDHLD7520
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 29th September 2008
Contents
Artists
Paul GrovesBryn Terfel
Alice Coote
The Halle
Halle Choir
Halle Youth Choir
Conductor
Sir Mark ElderWorks
The Dream of Gerontius, op.38Artists
Paul GrovesBryn Terfel
Alice Coote
The Halle
Halle Choir
Halle Youth Choir
Conductor
Sir Mark ElderAbout
(from John Ruskin’s ‘Sesame and Lilies’, quoted by Elgar at the completion of the full score of Gerontius, August 1900).
Elgar’s late masterpiece is an extraordinary work full of drama and passion alongside exquisite music of sublime delicacy. It is a moving expression of the composer’s personally unorthodox religious faith and a poignant reflection on the journey of a man through death, depicted in striking writing for choir, orchestra and soloists.
“Mark Elder’s interpretation with the Hallé orchestra and choir evaded characterisation, though he stamps his dramatic instincts all over the piece. It is either a religious tone poem or a spiritual opera, either way the effect is frequently cataclysmic.” The Guardian
“The other great quality of Sir Mark’s interpretation is that he presents Gerontius as drama. The care for building the musical and tonal shape of the work ... stood out in every phrase.” Manchester Evening News
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