The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38

Album by Edward Elgar & Hallé Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder & Paul Groves & Alice Coote & Bryn Terfel & Hallé Choir & Hallé Youth Choir

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 is an oratorio by English composer Sir Edward Elgar, composed and first performed in 1900. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra, it uses late-Romantic harmonies, expansive choral writing and vivid orchestral colouring to set a devotional text and represents a pivotal work that established Elgar's reputation in British musical life at the turn of the 20th century.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I: Prelude
    10:36
  2. 2.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death
    3:10
  3. 3.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I: Kyrie eleison ... Holy Mary, pray for him
    2:13
  4. 4.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I: Rouse thee, my fainting soul
    4:15
  5. 5.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus
    4:55
  6. 6.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I: I can no more
    5:36
  7. 7.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I: Proficiscere, anima Christiana
    6:34

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: Introduction
    1:41
  2. 2.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: I went to sleep
    4:15
  3. 3.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: My work is done
    2:09
  4. 4.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: It is a member of that family
    5:55
  5. 5.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: But hark! Low-born clods of brute earth
    1:39
  6. 6.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: Dispossessed, aside thrust
    4:18
  7. 7.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: I see not those false spirits
    1:44
  8. 8.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: There was a mortal ... Praise to the Holiest
    5:16
  9. 9.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: But hark! a grand mysterious harmony
    1:20
  10. 10.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: Praise to the Holiest
    7:50
  11. 11.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: Thy judgement now is near
    2:05
  12. 12.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: Jesu! by that shuddering dread
    6:10
  13. 13.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: Praise to His Name! ... Take me away
    5:47
  14. 14.
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II: Softly and gently
    6:51

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