Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Sea Pictures / Davis, BBC SO

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
October 28, 2014
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ELGAR, SIR EDWARD
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Symphony Chorus, Bbc Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Connolly, Skelton, Soar, Davis
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 28, 2014
    • UPC
      095115514023
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5140(2)
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Vocal
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Sea Slumber-Song

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    2. No. 2. In Haven (Capri)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    3. No. 3. Sabbath Morning at Sea

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    4. No. 4. Where Corals Lie

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    5. No. 5. The Swimmer

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    6. Part I: Prelude

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    7. Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death (Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    8. Part I: Kyrie eleison (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    9. Part I: Rouse thee, my fainting soul (Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    10. Part I: Be merciful, be gracious (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    11. Part I: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    12. Part I: I can no more; for now it comes again (Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

    13. Part I: Rescue him, O Lord (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    14. Part I: Novissima hora est (Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    15. Part I: Profiscere, anima Christiana (The Priest)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: David Soar

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    16. Part I: Go, in the name of Angels (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    17. Part II: I went to sleep (The Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    18. Part II: My work is done (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly, Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    19. Part II: It is a member of that family (Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    20. Part II: I ever had believed (The Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    21. Part II: But hark, upon my sense comes a fierce hubbub (Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    22. Part II: Low-born clods of brute earth (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    23. Part II: The mind bold and independent (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    24. Part II: I see not those false spirits (The Soul of Gerontius, The Angel)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly, Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    25. Part II: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus, Angel)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    26. Part II: Glory to Him, who evermore by truth and justice reigns (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    27. Part II: But hark! A grand mysterious harmony (The Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    28. Part II: Praise to the Holiest in the height (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    29. Part II: The judgment now is near (The Angel, The Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly, Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    30. Part II: Jesu! By that shuddering dread (The Angel of the Agony)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    31. Part II: I go before my Judge (The Soul of Gerontius, Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    32. Part II: Praise to His Name! (The Angel)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    33. Part II: Take me away, and in the lowest deep there let me be (The Soul of Gerontius)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Stuart Skelton

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    34. Part II: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    35. Part II: Softly and gently (The Angel, Chorus)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Sarah Connolly

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    36. Part II: Prelude

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis


Chandos Records is delighted to present this new recording of Elgar’s choral masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius and the popular song cycle Sea Pictures. The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, a peerless Elgarian who this year was awarded the prestigious Elgar Society Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the composer’s music. In Gerontius the soloists are Stuart Skelton, David Soar and Sarah Connolly, who also sings in Sea Pictures. This recording was made in the days leading up to their triumphant live performance of Gerontius in April 2014. Skelton was praised as “the ideal tenor for the role of Gerontius,” Soar described as “an implacable, dark-sounding Priest,” and Connolly, “a consummately polished Angel” (The Guardian).