Daniel Barenboim, Staatsopernchor Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor & Staatskapelle Berlin - Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (2017) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
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01. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Prelude - Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin
02. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Jesu, Maria, I am near to death - RIAS Kammerchor & Andrew Staples & Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Staatsopernchor Berlin
03. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Kyrie eleison - Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor & Staatsopernchor Berlin
04. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Rouse thee, my fainting soul - Andrew Staples & Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim
05. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Be merciful, be gracious - RIAS Kammerchor & Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor Berlin & Daniel Barenboim
06. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus - Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Andrew Staples
07. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-I can no more; for now it comes again - Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Andrew Staples
08. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Rescue him, O Lord - Staatsopernchor Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & RIAS Kammerchor & Staatskapelle Berlin
09. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Novissima hora est - Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin & Andrew Staples
10. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Proficiscere, anima Christiana - Thomas Hampson & Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Andrew Staples
11. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1-Go, in the name of Angels and Archangels - Thomas Hampson & Daniel Barenboim & RIAS Kammerchor & Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor Berlin
12. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Introduction - Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim
13. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-I went to sleep - Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin & Andrew Staples
14. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-My work is done, my task is o'er - Andrew Staples & Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Catherine Wyn Rogers
15. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Low-born clods of brute earth - Staatsopernchor Berlin & Staatskapelle Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor & Catherine Wyn Rogers & Daniel Barenboim
16. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-The mind bold and independent - Daniel Barenboim & RIAS Kammerchor & Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor Berlin
17. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-I see not those false spirits - Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Andrew Staples
18. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Praise to the Holiest - Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Staatsopernchor Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor & Andrew Staples & Catherine Wyn Rogers
19. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Glory to him - RIAS Kammerchor & Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor Berlin & Catherine Wyn Rogers & Andrew Staples & Daniel Barenboim
20. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-But hark! A grand mysterious harmony - Daniel Barenboim & Andrew Staples & Staatskapelle Berlin
21. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-And now the threshold as we traverse it - Staatskapelle Berlin & Catherine Wyn Rogers & Daniel Barenboim
22. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Praise to the Holiest in the height - Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Staatsopernchor Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor
23. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Thy judgement now is near - Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin & Andrew Staples & Catherine Wyn Rogers
24. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Jesu! by that shuddering dread which fell on Thee - Staatskapelle Berlin & Thomas Hampson & Daniel Barenboim
25. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Praise to His name! - Staatskapelle Berlin & Catherine Wyn Rogers & Daniel Barenboim
26. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Take me away! - Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Andrew Staples
27. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Lord, Thou hast been our refuge - RIAS Kammerchor & Staatsopernchor Berlin & Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin
28. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2-Softly and gently, dearly ransomed soul - Staatskapelle Berlin & Staatsopernchor Berlin & RIAS Kammerchor & Daniel Barenboim & Catherine Wyn Rogers

An internationally known pianist and conductor, Daniel Barenboim has toured with the Chicago Symphony and was the music director of the Orchestre de Paris for more than 14 years. His repertoire includes Beethoven, Mozart and Anton Bruckner symphonies.

Born in Argentina, Barenboim's musical career began at the age of five, when his parents gave him piano lessons. His parents were his only teachers, but a great influence in his life was the pianist Artur Rubenstein, whom he met through his parents, and for whom he played once a year.

Barenboim performed his first concert in Buenos Aires at the age of seven. His musical genius was developed even more when he attended Igor Markevich's conducting classes in Germany and studied harmony and composition in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. He made his debut in Vienna in 1952 at the age of nine. From there he debuted in Paris, London and in New York with Leopold Stokowski. He made his first recording in 1954.

Barenboim spent the '60s touring with various orchestras as a pianist and conductor. He has played with such classical greats as Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zuckerman. In 1966 he had the privilege of playing Brahms with English cellist Jacqueline DuPre. One year later they were married, but unfortunately their union was cut short, as DuPre developed multiple sclerosis and died in October 1987.

During the '60s, Barenboim recorded many albums, including the Beethoven piano concertos with Klemperer, the Brahms concertos with Barbirolli, and the Mozart concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra. His relationship with the English Chamber Orchestra lasted more than a decade and he toured with them to England, the United States and Japan.

Although successful as a soloist, Barenboim also wanted to explore a conducting career. He made his conducting debut in London in 1967 with the New Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1968 to 1970, Barenboim was the artistic director of South Bank Music in London and was director of the Israel Festival in 1973. In 1975, he became music director of the Orchestre de Paris. Emphasis was placed on contemporary works such as Lutoslawski, Berio, Boulez, Henze and Dutilleux. He founded a chorus and created a Mozart Festival in 1982. The Mozart Festival included The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte. One of his last accomplishments with the orchestra was a new production of The Magic Flute in 1987. He left the music director position in 1989.

In 1991 Barenboim took the reigns of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as conductor, soloist and recitalist. Then, in 1992 he was appointed artistic director and general music director of the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin.

Apart from his positions at Chicago and Berlin, Barenboim still finds time to record. He has made several recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra including Sibelius and Nielsen, violin concertos with Maxium Vengerov, African Portraits by Hanibal, Wagner's Overtures and Preludes, and Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 5" and "1812 Overture." With the Berlin Philharmonic he has released Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy" and "Tripe Concerto," done also with Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma, and Bruckner's "Symphony No. 4."

Barenboim's personal accomplishments as a conductor and a pianist are overwhelming. He has released solo piano performances of Franz Schubert, and in 1996 released a collection of tangos, Tangos Among Friends, with Rodolfo Mederos and Hector Console. All of his accomplishments and passions about music are recounted in his book, A Life in Music, published in both Europe and America. The album Tribute to Ellington followed in 1999.

As a conductor, soloist, pianist or author, Daniel Barenboim puts himself into his works always demanding perfection. His countless accomplishments have made him an international figure in the world of classical music.