Òhe text of Cardinal Newman
Part I
1. Prelude (orchestra)
2. “Jesu, Maria – I am near to death” (Gerontius)
3. So pray for me… Kyrie eleison… Holy Mary, pray for him (Gerontius / semi-chorus...Read more
Òhe text of Cardinal Newman
Part I 1. Prelude (orchestra) 2. “Jesu, Maria – I am near to death” (Gerontius) 3. So pray for me… Kyrie eleison… Holy Mary, pray for him (Gerontius / semi-chorus / chorus) 4. Rouse thee, my fainting soul (Gerontius) 5. Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (Gerontius) 6. I can no more (Gerontius / chorus / semi-chorus) 7. Profiscere, anima Christiana (Priest / chorus / semi-chorus) Part II 1. Prelude (orchestra) 2. I went to sleep (Gerontius) 3. Another marvel… My work is done (Soul / Angel) 4. It is a member of that family (Soul / Angel) 5. But hark!... Low-born clods of brute earth (Soul / Angel / chorus) 6. Dispossessed / Aside thrust (chorus) 7. I see not those false spirits (Soul / Angel) 8. There was a mortal… Praise to the Holiest (Angel / semi-chorus / chorus / Soul) 9. But hark! a grand mysterious harmony (Soul / Angel / chorus) 10. Thy judgment now is near (Angel / Soul) 11. Jesu! by that shuddering dread (Angel of the Agony / Soul / semi-chorus / chorus) 12. Praise to His Name!... Take me away (Angel / Soul / chorus) 13. Softly and gently (Angel / chorus / semi-chorus) Õ Close Show records by: listenings count | performer's rating | alphabetical 
Coro di Roma della RAI (chorus master - Nino Antonellini). Gerontius - Jon Vickers, The Angel - Constance Shacklock, The Priest, The Angel of Agony - Marian Nowakowski. 20.11.1957, Roma.
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Richard Lewis - Gerontius, The Soul of Gerontius; Janet Baker - The Angel; Kim Borg - The Priest, The Angel of the Agony. Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus & Hallé Choir (Eric Chadwick - choir master). Ambrosian Singers (John McCarthy - choir master). Recorded: December 27-30, 1964, Manchester.
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Adrian Boult
(conductor)
,
Janet Baker
(contralto),
Peter Pears
(tenor),
John Shirley-Quirk
(bass-baritone),
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
London Philharmonic Choir
1968.
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Benjamin Britten
(conductor)
,
Yvonne Minton
(mezzo-soprano),
Peter Pears
(tenor),
John Shirley-Quirk
(bass-baritone),
London Symphony Orchestra,
The London Symphony Chorus
Peter Pears (Gerontius,tenor), Yvonne Minton (Angel, mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (Priest, Angel of Agony, bass-baritone). The Choir of King`s College, Cambridge. Rec. 1972.
(3)
Colin Davis
(conductor)
,
Sarah Conolly
(mezzo-soprano),
Staatskapelle Dresden,
Sachsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden
Gerontius - Paul Groves, Angel - Sarah Conolly, The Priest & Angel of Agony - John Relyea. Recorded: March 2010, Dresden.
(6)
Andrew Davis
(conductor)
,
Sarah Conolly
(mezzo-soprano),
Stuart Skelton
(tenor),
David Soar
(bass),
BBC Symphony Orchestra,
BBC Symphony Chorus
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Daniel Harding
(conductor)
,
Ann Hallenberg
(mezzo-soprano),
Simon Keenlyside
(baritone),
Andrew Staples
(tenor),
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Swedish Radio Choir
Stockholm 2019 Ann Hallenberg, the Angel
Andrew Staples, Gerontius Sir Simon Keenlyside, baritone The Swedish Radio Choir Mikaeli Chamber Choir St Jacobs Vokalensemble Sam Evans, Choirmaster
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William Kendall (Gerontius),tenor, Sarah Fryer (Angel), mezzo-soprano, Matthew Best (Priest, Angel of Agony), bass-baritone. Bournemouth Symphony Chorus. Waynflete Singers. Recorded: November 1996, Dorset, UK.
(1)
Simon Rattle
(conductor)
,
Magdalena Kozena
(mezzo-soprano),
Toby Spence
(tenor),
Thomas Quasthoff
(bass-baritone),
Wiener Philharmoniker
Großer Musikvereinssaal in Wien, 6 December 2009.
(3)
Gladys Ripley - Angel, Heddle Nash - Gerontius, Dennis Noble - The Priest, Norman Walker - The Angel of Agony. Recorded: April 8-12, 1945.
(3)
Eugeniy Svetlanov
(conductor)
,
Felicity Palmer
(soprano),
Oleg Yanchenko
(organ),
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra,
The London Symphony Chorus
Arthur Davies - tenor, Norman Bailey - baritone. London Symphony Chorus (Chorus master - Richard Hickox). Recorded: April 21, 1983, Moscow.
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