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This 1964 recording of The Dream of Gerontius, though made over four days at Christmas in a miserable and foggy Manchester, has long been the version of choice in round-up reviews, most recently on BBC Radio 3 in Building a Library. Besides the leading Gerontius of his day, Richard Lewis, and the tremendous doubled chorus, it established Janet Baker as a peerless Angel.
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - (Moderato E Nobilmente)
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - We Are The Music Makers
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - With Wonderful Deathless Ditties
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - We, In The Ages Lying
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - A Breath Of Our Inspiration
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - They Had No Vision Amazing*
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - & Therefore To-Day Is Thrilling*
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - But We, With Our Dreaming & Singing
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - For We Are Afar With The Dawning
Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - Great Hail! We Cry To The Comers*
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Prelude (Lento, Mistico, Moderato, Andantino, Come Prima)
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Jesu, Maria, I Am Near To Death
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Kyrie Eleison...Holy Mary, Pray For Him
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Be Merciful, Be Gracious
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Deus
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: I Can No More
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Rescue Him, O Lord...Noe From The Waters In A Saving Home
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Novissima Hora Est
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Proficiscere, Anima Christiana
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 1: Go In The Name Of Angels & Archangels
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: (Andantino)
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: I Went To Sleep
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: My Work Is Done
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: It Is A Member Of That Family...All Hail! My Child & Brother
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: A Presage Falls Upon Thee
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: But Hark! Upon My Sense...Low-Born Clods Of Brute Earth
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Dispossessed, Aside Thrust, Chucked Down
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: The Mind Bold & Indepent
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: I See Not Those False Spirits...There Was A Mortal
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Praise To The Holiest...We Now Have Passed The Gate
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Glory To Him...But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: & Now The Threshold...Praise To The Holiest
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Thy Judgment Now Is Near
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: I Go Before My Judge...Be Merciful, Be Gracious
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Praise To His Name!...Take Me Away
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Lord, Thous Hast Been Our Refuge
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op: 38 - Part 2: Softly & Gently
December 2007
*****
“The must-have Gerontius, recorded in the idealised soundscape so beloved of the 1960s, where choir and soloists are close-miked and crystal-clear. Richard Lewis's well-groomed, classic tones and Barbirolli's deep understanding result in a benchmark reading.”
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Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69 - (Moderato E Nobilmente)
