Paul Groves - Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (2015)

Tracklist

CD1
01. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Prelude
02. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Jesu, Maria
03. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Kyrie eleison
04. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul
05. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Be Merciful, Be Gracious
06. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Sanctus fortis
07. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: I Can No More
08. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Rescue Him, O Lord
09. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Novissima hora est
10. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Proficiscere, anima Christiana
11. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Go, in the Name of Angels

CD2
01. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Introduction
02. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: I Went to Sleep
03. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: My Work Is Done
04. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: All Hail! My Child and Brother, Hail!
05. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Low-Born Clods of Brute Earth
06. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: It Is the Restless Panting of Their Being
07. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: The Mind Bold and Independent
08. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: I See Not Those False Spirits
09. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Praise to the Holiest (1)
10. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: The Sound Is Like the Rushing of the Wind
11. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Glory to Him
12. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: They Sing of Thy Approaching Agony
13. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony
14. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: And Now the Threshold, as We Traverse It
15. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Praise to the Holiest (2)
16. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Thy Judgment Now Is Near
17. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread Which Fell on Thee
18. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Be Merciful, Be Gracious
19. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Praise to His Name!
20. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Take Me Away
21. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (1)
22. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Softly and Gently, Dearly-Ransomed Soul
23. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (2)
24. The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Praise to the Holiest (3)



Excerpted from a Q&A with the late Colin Davis…Q: Sir Colin, Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius is very popular in the UK but heard less often in Germany. Why do you think that is? A: That is hard to explain. As a young man, Elgar was quite famous in Germany. The work was performed in Dusseldorf. Richard Strauss attended, and acknowledged the work’s significance. Perhaps Gerontius is less well known because the text appears to have come straight from the Vatican. This work also addresses the issue of dying. If you think what it must be like on your deathbed, you start to dream – that is Gerontius’ dream.

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