Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 20, 1997
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ELGAR
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Davi, Sarah, Hill, Matthew, Fryer, Best
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 20, 1997
    • UPC
      730099488525
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8553885-86
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Part I: Prelude

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: David Hill

    2. Part I: Jesu, Maria - I Am Near to Death

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall

      Conductor: David Hill

    3. Part I: Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall

      Conductor: David Hill

    4. Part I: Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Deus

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall

      Conductor: David Hill

    5. Part I: Proficiscere, Anima Christiana

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Matthew Best

      Conductor: David Hill

    6. Part II: I Went to Sleep

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall, Sarah Fryer

      Conductor: David Hill

    7. Part II: It is a Member of That Family

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall, Sarah Fryer

      Conductor: David Hill

    8. Part II: But Hark! Upon My Sense Comes a Fierce Hubbub

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall, Sarah Fryer

      Conductor: David Hill

    9. Part II: I See Not Those False Spirits

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall, Sarah Fryer

      Conductor: David Hill

    10. Part II: But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall, Sarah Fryer

      Conductor: David Hill

    11. Part II: Thy Judgement Now is Near

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Fryer, William Kendall, Matthew Best

      Conductor: David Hill

    12. Part II: I Go Before My Judge

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: William Kendall, Sarah Fryer

      Conductor: David Hill

    13. Part II: Softly and Gently, Dearly-Ransomed Soul

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Fryer

      Conductor: David Hill


Formed in 1893 by Sir Dan Godfrey, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (it should be noted that the orchestra was eventually based in Poole, but maintained the original name for tradition's sake) became a world-class and world-traveled orchestra, performing in New York, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Vienna (to name but a few). In addition to it's well-stamped passport, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra had the rare pleasure of working with such names as Elgar, Holst, and Stravinsky. The orchestra did spin off a smaller group, the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, in 1968, but that group folded in 1999. Signed to a long-term deal with the Naxos label, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has released more than 300 CDs, and has been nominated for a handful of Grammy Awards. For the 2008-2009 season, the conductor's baton was passed from Marin Alsop to Ukrainian Kirill Karabits.