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Elgar: Dream of Gerontius/Music Makers [Original recording reissued]

Sir Edward Elgar , Sir Adrian Boult , London Philharmonic Choir , London Philharmonic Orchestra , Dame Janet Baker , et al. Audio CD
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  • Performer: Dame Janet Baker, Helen Watts, Nicolai Gedda, Robert Lloyd
  • Orchestra: London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
  • Composer: Sir Edward Elgar
  • Audio CD (5 Oct 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Original recording reissued
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • ASIN: B00000GCAV
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,252 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): (Moderato e nobilmente)London Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:29£0.89
Listen  2. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): We are the music makersLondon Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 1:57£0.89
Listen  3. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): With wonderful deathless dittiesLondon Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 1:41£0.89
Listen  4. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): We, in the ages lyingLondon Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:58£0.89
Listen  5. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): A breath of our inspirationLondon Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 4:00£0.89
Listen  6. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): They had no vision amazingDame Janet Baker/London Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:20£0.89
Listen  7. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): And therefore to-day is thrillingDame Janet Baker/London Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 4:27£0.89
Listen  8. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): But we, with our dreaming and singingLondon Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:31£0.89
Listen  9. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): For we are afar with the dawningLondon Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:37£0.89
Listen10. The Music Makers, Op.69 (1986 - Remaster): Great hail! we cry to the comersDame Janet Baker/London Philharmonic Choir/Frederic Jackson/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 8:58£0.89
Listen11. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: PreludeNew Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 9:38£0.89
Listen12. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Jesu Maria, I am near to death (Gerontius)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:05£0.89
Listen13. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Kyrie eleison (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:07£0.69
Listen14. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Rouse thee, my fainting soul (Gerontius)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:51£0.69
Listen15. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Be merciful, be gracious (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:59£0.89
Listen16. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Sanctus fortis, Santus Deus (Gerontius)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 5:20£0.69
Listen17. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: I can no more; for now it comes again (Gerontius)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:41£0.69
Listen18. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Rescue him, O Lord (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 1:56£0.69
Listen19. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Novissima hora est (Gerontius)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 1:22£0.69
Listen20. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Proficiscere, anima Christiana (Priest)Robert Lloyd/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:02£0.89
Listen21. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 1: Go in the name of Angels (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 5:01£0.69


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: I went to sleep (soul of Gerontius)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 5:54£0.69
Listen  2. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: My work is done (Angel)Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:06£0.69
Listen  3. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: All hail! My child (Soul, Angel)Nicolai Gedda/Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 6:30£0.69
Listen  4. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Low-born clods of brute earth (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:01£0.89
Listen  5. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: It is the restless panting of their being (Angel)Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:18£0.69
Listen  6. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: The mind bold and independent (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:19£0.69
Listen  7. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: I see not those false spirits (Soul, Angel)Nicolai Gedda/Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:29£0.69
Listen  8. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:15£0.89
Listen  9. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: The sound is like the rushing of the wind (Soul)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:17£0.69
Listen10. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Glory to Him (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:32£0.69
Listen11. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: They sing of thy approaching agony (Angel, Soul)Nicolai Gedda/Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:51£0.89
Listen12. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: But hark! a grand mysterious harmony (Soul)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:58£0.69
Listen13. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: And now the threshold (Angel)Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:24£0.69
Listen14. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Praise to the Holiest (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 7:56£0.89
Listen15. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Thy judgement now is near (Angel, Soul)Nicolai Gedda/Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 2:33£0.69
Listen16. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Jesu! by that shuddering dread (Angel)Helen Watts/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 4:23£0.69
Listen17. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Be merciful, be gracious (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult0:39£0.89
Listen18. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Praise to his name! (Angel)Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 1:36£0.69
Listen19. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Take me away (Soul)Nicolai Gedda/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 3:41£0.69
Listen20. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge (Chorus)London Philharmonic Choir/John Alldis Choir/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 1:55£0.69
Listen21. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (1986 - Remaster), Part 2: Softly and gently (Angel)Helen Watts/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 7:02£0.89


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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Ian A. Macfarlane TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
This was recorded very late in Sir Adrian's life, the last of his recordings of the Elgar oratorios. I think it's the best. Everything seems right - the pacing, the phrasing, the atmosphere. The Demons' Chorus is not just exciting but rasping and angry, the build-up to 'Praise to the Holiest' inexorable and beautifully paced so that the climax when the praise-song comes is overwhelming .. and then it is even more powerful as the song moves on and, speeding up, intensifies. As for the moment when Gerontius sees God for an instant, which I suppose is the spiritual climax of the whole work, that is devastating. All the quieter passages are handled with great beauty and gentleness, so that the performance operates effectively on all the levels of the work and creates a very satisfying whole. The soloists are marvellous, particularly Nicolai Gedda as the most ringing-toned but also vulnerable Gerontius on CD. The recording is well balanced and very natural. It's a Penguin three-start asterisked set, and that is no surprise. Certainly one to hear. 'The Music Makers' with Janet Baker is a good bonus and, uneven as it is, is very fine in this performance, though the choir is balanced a little backwardly.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
tremendous 22 Nov 2009
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This is a well nigh perfect account of this towering masterpiece. Gedda's Italian tenor sounds just right for this work and he gives a performance of his life. Helen Watts is also excellent, as is Robert Lloyd. Boult's direction is masterful - he gives us Gerontius fairly straight (no exagerations or excesses) and it comes over more than ever as a work of stunning greatness .. deeply moving, inspiring and powerful. Recording, playing and the choir are all very fine. There are now quite a few great or very good accounts of this work before us - Barbirolli (with the sublime Janet Baker), Colid Davis (LSO Live), Britten (thrilling and very special) and a new one from Mark Elder that I have not heard but that wins a lot of praise. This is perhaps the most all-round satisfying but I would not ever want to say that there is a best!
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
A milestone 13 Aug 2009
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Very fine accounts by Sir Adrian Boult, excellent casts with a deeply felt Gerontius(Gedda). The Music Makers is a very inspired piece with several elgarian themes (paticularly moving the ones from Enigma Variations and from the Second Symphony) The recorded sound is superb.
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