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Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Proms at Christmas 2022

From the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms, Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, with soloists Allan Clayton, Jamie Barton and James Platt.

From the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2022, Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, with soloists Allan Clayton, Jamie Barton and James Platt.

Presented by Martin Handley, at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Allan Clayton, tenor
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
James Platt, bass
HallΓ© Choir
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

β€˜This is the best of me,’ wrote Elgar on the score of The Dream of Gerontius, and some would say that he never wrote anything greater. Gerontius lies dying – anguished and afraid. But he’s about to witness wonders beyond any human imagination, and in a great performance this epic, transcendently beautiful drama of a lonely soul’s journey towards eternity can move listeners to tears. β€˜The chemistry was exactly right,’ wrote The Guardian about a previous performance by Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus; and with soloists of the calibre of Allan Clayton and Jamie Barton, this is one of those pieces that could have been made for the Royal Albert Hall.

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Wed 4 Jan 2023 19:30
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Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Singer: Jamie Barton. Singer: James Platt. Choir: HallΓ© Choir. Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • AntonΓ­n DvoΕ™Γ‘k

    String Quartet in F major, Op 96, 'American'

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Florence Price

    Prelude No 1

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Florence Price Piano Music.
    • Guild.
    • 5.

  • Florence Price

    Prelude No 2

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Florence Price Piano Music.
    • Guild.
    • 6.

  • Florence Price

    Prelude No 3

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Florence Price Piano Music.
    • Guild.
    • 7.

  • Florence Price

    Prelude No 4

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Florence Price Piano Music.
    • Guild.
    • 8.

  • Florence Price

    Prelude No 5

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Florence Price Piano Music.
    • Guild.
    • 8.

  • George Gershwin

    3 Preludes

    Music Arranger: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Gilbert Kalish.
    • Bernstein/Kirchner/Gershwin: Made in America: Yo-Yo Ma.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6-8.

  • Sir George Benjamin

    Lessons in Love and Violence, Part 1, Scene 4: II. I'm cold

    Performer: Barbara Hannigan. Performer: StΓ©phane Degout. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Sir George Benjamin.
    • Nimbus.

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