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

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Blest Pair of Sirens

  Sir Hubert Parry
  11:50
• 2
  I Was Glad

  Sir Hubert Parry
  7:01
• 3
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. Prelude

  Sir Edward Elgar
  10:18
• 4
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Jesu, Maria - I am near to death" (Gerontius)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  3:20
• 5
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Kyrie eleison" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  2:28
• 6
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Rouse thee, my fainting soul" (Gerontius)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  0:52
• 7
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Be merciful, be gracious" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  3:16
• 8
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus" (Gerontius)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  4:14
• 9
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "I can no more;for now it comes again" (Gerontius)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  2:24
• 10
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Rescue him, O Lord!" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  1:46
• 11
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Novissima hora est" (Gerontius)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  2:09
• 12
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Profociscere, anima Christiana" (The Priest)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  1:37
• 13
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part I. "Go, in the name of Angels" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  4:46
• CD 2
• 1
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. Introduction: "I went to sleep" (The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  6:06
• 2
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "My work is done" (The Angel)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  3:14
• 3
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "All hail, My child!" (The Angel, The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  5:54
• 4
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Low-born clods of brute earth" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  1:55
• 5
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "It is the restless panting of their being" (The Angel)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  0:41
• 6
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "The mind bold and independent" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  2:24
• 7
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "I see not those false spirits" (The Angel, The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  3:24
• 8
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  2:43
• 9
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "The sound is like the rushing of the wind" (The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  0:25
• 10
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Glory to Him" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  0:24
• 11
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "They sing of they approaching agony" (The Angel, The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  0:55
• 12
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "But hark! A grand mysterious harmony" (The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  0:39
• 13
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "And now the threshold" (The Angel)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  0:32
• 14
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  7:02
• 15
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Thy judgement now is near" (The Angel, The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  3:21
• 16
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Jesu! By that shuddering dread" (The Angel)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  3:54
• 17
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Be merciful, be gracious" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  1:44
• 18
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Praise to His Name!" (The Angel)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  1:34
• 19
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Take me away" (The Soul)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  2:36
• 20
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Lord, Thou hast been our refuge" (Chorus)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  1:35
• 21
  The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Softly and gently" (The Angel)

  Sir Edward Elgar
  7:14

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Release credits

• Arthur Davies
  tenor vocals [1.4, 1.6, 1.8-9, 1.11, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11-12, 2.15, 2.19]
• Brian Couzens
  producer [1-2]
• Felicity Palmer
  mezzo-soprano vocals [2-3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21]
• Gwynne Howell
  bass vocals [2.16, 1.12]
• Janet Middlebrook
  assistant [1-2]
• London Symphony Chorus
  choir vocals [2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20, 1.1-2, 1.5, 1.7, 1.10, 1.13]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra
• Ralph Couzens
  sound [1-2]
• Richard Hickox
  conductor
• Roderick Elms
  organ [1-2]
• Tim Oldham
  editor [1-2]

Issues

• 

  E
  (Combined release view)
• 

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

  2x CD
  1988
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  E
  Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens / Parry: I Was Glad

  2x CD
  2013