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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius; Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens; I Was Glad / Hickox

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Details

Composer
ELGAR PARRY, C.H.H.
Artist
Palmer, Davies, Howell, Elms, Hickox
Format
CD
Discs
2
Label
Chandos
Released
Jul 30, 2013
Catalog #
CHAN 241-46
UPC
095115244623

About

This disc forms part of our ongoing Richard Hickox legacy series. Featured on this two-disc set are Elgar's the Dream of Gerontius, and two works by Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens and I was glad.

Tracklist 34 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Blest Pair of Sirens 11:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Blest Pair of Sirens
    Duration
    11:54
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  3. 2 I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, "Psalm 122" 07:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, "Psalm 122"
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  4. 3 Part I: Prelude 10:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part I: Prelude
    Duration
    10:17
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  5. 4 Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death (Gerontius) 03:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death (Gerontius)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  6. 5 Part I: Kyrie eleison (Chorus) 02:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part I: Kyrie eleison (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  7. 6 Part I: Rouse thee, my fainting soul (Gerontius) 00:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part I: Rouse thee, my fainting soul (Gerontius)
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  8. 7 Part I: Be merciful, be gracious (Chorus) 03:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part I: Be merciful, be gracious (Chorus)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  9. 8 Part I: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (Gerontius) 04:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part I: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (Gerontius)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  10. 9 Part I: I can no more; for now it comes again (Gerontius) 01:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Part I: I can no more; for now it comes again (Gerontius)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  11. 10 Part I: Rescue him, O Lord (Chorus) 02:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part I: Rescue him, O Lord (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  12. 11 Part I: Novissima hora est (Gerontius) 01:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    Part I: Novissima hora est (Gerontius)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  13. 12 Part I: Profiscere, anima Christiana (The Priest) 01:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    Part I: Profiscere, anima Christiana (The Priest)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Gwynne Howell, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  14. 13 Part I: Go, in the name of Angels (Chorus) 04:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Part I: Go, in the name of Angels (Chorus)
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  15. Disc 2
  16. 1 Part II: I went to sleep (The Soul of Gerontius) 06:25
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part II: I went to sleep (The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  17. 2 Part II: My work is done (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius) 03:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part II: My work is done (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  18. 3 Part II: All hail, my child! (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius) 05:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part II: All hail, my child! (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  19. 4 Part II: Low-born clods of brute earth (Chorus) 01:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part II: Low-born clods of brute earth (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  20. 5 Part II: It is the restless panting of their being (The Angel) 00:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part II: It is the restless panting of their being (The Angel)
    Duration
    00:16
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  21. 6 Part II: The mind bold and independent (Chorus) 02:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part II: The mind bold and independent (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  22. 7 Part II: I see not those false spirits (The Soul of Gerontius, The Angel) 03:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part II: I see not those false spirits (The Soul of Gerontius, The Angel)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  23. 8 Part II: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus, Angel) 02:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part II: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus, Angel)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  24. 9 Part II: We now have passed the gate (Angel, The Soul of Gerontius) 00:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    Part II: We now have passed the gate (Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  25. 10 Part II: Glory to Him (Chorus) 00:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part II: Glory to Him (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  26. 11 Part II: They sing of thy approaching agony (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius) 00:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Part II: They sing of thy approaching agony (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  27. 12 Part II: But hark! A grand mysterious harmony (The Soul of Gerontius) 00:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    Part II: But hark! A grand mysterious harmony (The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  28. 13 Part II: And now the threshold (The Angel) 00:32
    Track
    13
    Title
    Part II: And now the threshold (The Angel)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  29. 14 Part II: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus) 06:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Part II: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus)
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  30. 15 Part II: The judgment now is near (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius) 03:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    Part II: The judgment now is near (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  31. 16 Part II: Jesu! By that shuddering dread (The Angel of the Agony) 03:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    Part II: Jesu! By that shuddering dread (The Angel of the Agony)
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Gwynne Howell, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  32. 17 Part II: I go before my Judge (The Soul of Gerontius, Chorus) 01:43
    Track
    17
    Title
    Part II: I go before my Judge (The Soul of Gerontius, Chorus)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  33. 18 Part II: Praise to His Name! (The Angel) 01:34
    Track
    18
    Title
    Part II: Praise to His Name! (The Angel)
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  34. 19 Part II: Take me away (The Soul of Gerontius) 02:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    Part II: Take me away (The Soul of Gerontius)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Arthur Davies, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  35. 20 Part II: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (Chorus) 01:14
    Track
    20
    Title
    Part II: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox
  36. 21 Part II: Softly and gently (The Angel, Chorus) 07:19
    Track
    21
    Title
    Part II: Softly and gently (The Angel, Chorus)
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Felicity Palmer, Roderick Elms
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Richard Hickox