Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins - Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (2026) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins, David Butt Philip, Karen Cargill, Roland Wood
Title: Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-192kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:32:18
Total Size: 334 MB / 2.87 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Hyperion
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-192kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:32:18
Total Size: 334 MB / 2.87 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: I. Prelude (9:38)
02. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: IIa. Jesu, Maria, I Am Near to Death (3:56)
03. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: IIb. Kyrie eleison (1:42)
04. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: III. Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul – Be Merciful, Be Gracious (3:32)
05. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: IVa. Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus (5:27)
06. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: IVb-d. I Can No More – Rescue Him, O Lord – Novissima hora est (5:27)
07. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: V. Proficiscere, anima Christiana – Go, in the name of Angels and Archangels (6:08)
08. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Introduction (1:48)
09. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: VIa-b. I Went to Sleep – Another Marvel (4:15)
10. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: VIc. My Work Is Done, My Task Is O'er (2:05)
11. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: VII. It Is a Member of That Family (6:01)
12. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: VIIIa. But Hark! Upon my Sense Comes a Fierce Hubbub (0:51)
13. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: VIIIb-d. Low-born Clods of Brute Earth – Dispossessed, Aside Thrust – The Mind Bold and Independent (4:52)
14. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: IXa. I See Not Those False Spirits (2:12)
15. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: IXb-d. There Was a Mortal Praise – Praise to the Holiest in the Height – Glory to Him (5:30)
16. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Xa-b. But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony – And Now the Threshold as We Traverse It (1:21)
17. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Xc. Praise to the Holiest in the Height (7:40)
18. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: XIa. Thy Judgement Now Is Near (2:21)
19. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: XIb. Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread – XIIa. I Go Before My Judge (5:05)
20. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: XIIb-d. Praise to His Name! – Take Me Away! – Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge (5:48)
21. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: XIII. Softly and Gently "Angel's Farewell" (6:45)
This new album of Elgar’s choral-orchestral masterpiece ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ from Huddersfield Choral Society is optimally timed to coincide with major new film ‘The Choral’ (trailer here) which stars 3-time Oscar-nominated actor Ralph Fiennes playing the conductor of a Yorkshire choral society Elgar, ‘Gerontius’ and singing are integral to the plot of the film, which is the latest in a line of movies where classical composers and musicians are central to the story (e.g. Maestro, Tár, Amadeus) Set in 1916, the film, written by Alan Bennett and directed by Nicholas Hytner (the duo behind ‘The History Boys’ and ‘The Lady in the Van’), centres around a northern English choral society as they prepare to perform Elgar’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’ despite the challenges and losses of key singers fighting on the Western front.
There are striking parallels between the choir in the film and the Huddersfield Choral Society recorded here:
23 members of the real-life Huddersfield Choral Society served in World War I, just as in the film, where tenors and basses are in short supply
There was a celebrated Huddersfield performance of ‘Gerontius’ under the baton of Sir Edward Elgar himself in 1917
‘The Choral’ is both the name of the film and the nickname given to the Huddersfield Choral Society
The film is set in the fictional town of Ramsden, the name of the land upon which Huddersfield is built
Huddersfield Choral Society made the hugely successful first-ever recording of the work in 1945, but the choir’s 120-year relationship with Elgar’s masterpiece stretches all the way back to 1905.
There are striking parallels between the choir in the film and the Huddersfield Choral Society recorded here:
23 members of the real-life Huddersfield Choral Society served in World War I, just as in the film, where tenors and basses are in short supply
There was a celebrated Huddersfield performance of ‘Gerontius’ under the baton of Sir Edward Elgar himself in 1917
‘The Choral’ is both the name of the film and the nickname given to the Huddersfield Choral Society
The film is set in the fictional town of Ramsden, the name of the land upon which Huddersfield is built
Huddersfield Choral Society made the hugely successful first-ever recording of the work in 1945, but the choir’s 120-year relationship with Elgar’s masterpiece stretches all the way back to 1905.
