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

Album by Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Hubert Parry; Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Gwynne Howell, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox

Released 1988

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. Prelude
    Sir Edward Elgar
    10:18
  • 2
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Jesu, Maria - I am near to death" (Gerontius)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    3:20
  • 3
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Kyrie eleison" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    2:28
  • 4
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Rouse thee, my fainting soul" (Gerontius)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    0:52
  • 5
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Be merciful, be gracious" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    3:16
  • 6
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus" (Gerontius)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    4:14
  • 7
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "I can no more;for now it comes again" (Gerontius)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    2:24
  • 8
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Rescue him, O Lord!" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    1:46
  • 9
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Novissima hora est" (Gerontius)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    2:09
  • 10
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Profociscere, anima Christiana" (The Priest)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    1:37
  • 11
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Go, in the name of Angels" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    4:46
  • 12
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. Introduction: "I went to sleep" (The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    6:06
  • 13
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "My work is done" (The Angel)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    3:14
  • 14
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "All hail, My child!" (The Angel, The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    5:54
  • 15
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Low-born clods of brute earth" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    1:55
  • 16
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "It is the restless panting of their being" (The Angel)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    0:41
  • 17
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "The mind bold and independent" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    2:24
  • 18
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "I see not those false spirits" (The Angel, The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    3:24
  • 19
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    2:43
  • 20
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "The sound is like the rushing of the wind" (The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    0:25
  • 21
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Glory to Him" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    0:24
  • 22
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "They sing of they approaching agony" (The Angel, The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    0:55
  • 23
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "But hark! A grand mysterious harmony" (The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    0:39
  • 24
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "And now the threshold" (The Angel)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    0:32
  • 25
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    7:02
  • CD 2
  • 1
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Thy judgement now is near" (The Angel, The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    3:21
  • 2
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Jesu! By that shuddering dread" (The Angel)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    3:54
  • 3
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Be merciful, be gracious" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    1:44
  • 4
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Praise to His Name!" (The Angel)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    1:34
  • 5
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Take me away" (The Soul)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    2:36
  • 6
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Lord, Thou hast been our refuge" (Chorus)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    1:35
  • 7
    The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Softly and gently" (The Angel)
    Sir Edward Elgar
    7:14
  • 8
    Blest Pair of Sirens
    Sir Hubert Parry
    11:50
  • 9
    I Was Glad
    Sir Hubert Parry
    7:01

More by Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Hubert Parry, Felicity Palmer, Arthur Davies, Gwynne Howell, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox

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