Oratorio `The Dream of Gerontius`, op. 38

Тhe 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)

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	Home Edward Elgar Oratorio `The Dream of Gerontius` Edward Elgar (1857–1934) Oratorio `The Dream of Gerontius`, op. 38 Sheet Music Тhe 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 Тhe 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) Х Close Show records by: listenings count \| performer's rating \| alphabet Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI John Barbirolli (conductor) Jon Vickers 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. Added by: weina , 22.01.2017 15:32 The Hallé Orchestra (Manchester) John Barbirolli (conductor) Janet Baker (contralto) 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. Added by: Osobnyak , 13.11.2016 21:49 London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Choir Adrian Boult (conductor) Janet Baker (contralto) Peter Pears (tenor) John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) 1968. Added by: Osobnyak , 03.09.2019 17:26 London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Chorus Benjamin Britten (conductor) Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) Peter Pears (tenor) John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) 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. Added by: ulyanka , 07.11.2014 00:03 Staatskapelle Dresden Sachsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden Colin Davis (conductor) Sarah Conolly (mezzo-soprano) Gerontius - Paul Groves, Angel - Sarah Conolly, The Priest & Angel of Agony - John Relyea. Recorded: March 2010, Dresden. Added by: hamerkop , 10.09.2010 23:24 BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Chorus Andrew Davis (conductor) Sarah Conolly (mezzo-soprano) Stuart Skelton (tenor) David Soar (bass) Added by: platonopera , 22.04.2020 18:29 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Swedish Radio Choir Daniel Harding (conductor) Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Andrew Staples (tenor) 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 Added by: hamerkop , 27.10.2019 00:51 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra David Hill (conductor) 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. Added by: ulyanka , 06.11.2014 23:26 Wiener Philharmoniker Simon Rattle (conductor) Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano) Toby Spence (tenor) Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien. Großer Musikvereinssaal in Wien, 6 December 2009. Added by: art15 , 12.01.2013 18:34 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Malcolm Sargent (conductor) Gladys Ripley - Angel, Heddle Nash - Gerontius, Dennis Noble - The Priest, Norman Walker - The Angel of Agony. Recorded: April 8-12, 1945. Added by: alebaranov , 09.04.2016 16:36 The USSR State Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Chorus Eugeniy Svetlanov (conductor) Felicity Palmer (soprano) Oleg Yanchenko (organ) Arthur Davies - tenor, Norman Bailey - baritone. London Symphony Chorus (Chorus master - Richard Hickox). Recorded: April 21, 1983, Moscow. Added by: platonopera , 10.03.2017 17:42

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