The Kingdom

Album by Edward Elgar & Francesca Chiejina & Sarah Connolly & Benjamin Hulett & Ashley Riches & Crouch End Festival Chorus & London Mozart Players & David Temple

The Kingdom is an oratorio by English composer Edward Elgar, first performed in 1906. A large-scale choral and orchestral work that follows on from his earlier oratorio, it uses late-Romantic English orchestration, extended vocal writing and liturgical-inspired harmonies to portray the early Christian community and occupies the middle position of a planned trilogy of sacred works.

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  1. 1.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: Prelude
    8:33
  2. 2.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: Ia. In the upper Room (Seek first the Kingdom)
    8:06
  3. 3.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: Ib. In the upper Room (Men and Brethren)
    8:26
  4. 4.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: II. At the beautiful Gate (The singers are before the Altar)
    5:27
  5. 5.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: IIIa. Pentecost (And when the Day of Pentecost was fully come)
    4:43
  6. 6.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: IIIb. Pentecost (And suddenly there came from Heaven)
    5:35
  7. 7.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: IIIc. Pentecost (Ye Men of Judea)
    13:26
  8. 8.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: IVa. The Sign of Healing (Then they that gladly received his Word)
    8:47
  9. 9.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: IVb. The Sign of Healing (And as they spake)
    9:09
  10. 10.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: Va. The upper Room (The Voice of Joy)
    8:22
  11. 11.
    The Kingdom, op. 51: Vb. The upper Room (Give thanks first for the Cup)
    8:44

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