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The Best of Me : A Gerontius Centenary Companion (Hardcover)

by Lewis Foreman (Author), Geoffrey Hodgkins (Editor)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Elgar Editions (31 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0953708209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0953708208
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 991,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An anthology of articles relating to the composition and subsequent history of Elgan's "The Dream of Gerontius".

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5.0 out of 5 stars A timely guide to Elgar's choral masterpiece., 25 Jan 2000
By Frank Beck (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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Elgar's Dream of Gerontius is one of the best loved choral works in Britain: only The Messiah is performed more often. To mark the work's centenary this year, Geoffrey Hodgkins has compiled a superb companion to Gerontius, combining contemporary sources with others from throughout the last century. He also provides an introduction that explores some reasons for the work's continuing appeal.

The 30 articles range from an intimate description of the Elgars at home at Birchwood Lodge, where much of Gerontius was written, to a scholarly account of the libretto by Harvard musicologist Charles E. McGuire and a musical analysis by Andreas Friesenhagen. There are memories of the Birmingham premiere by William Bennett, who sang in the chorus that day, and reviews of early performances in Europe, North America and Australia. John Knowles supplies a complete discography, Walter Essex compares 15 recordings of the work and there are additional contributions from such notable Elgarians as critic Neville Cardus and conductor John Barbirolli. Michael Kennedy, one of the most astute Elgar commentators, provides a closing article that looks at the place of Gerontius in British music today.

Illustrations include archival materials and photographs that show some of the Midlands landscapes that provided Elgar with inspiration. This is one of those rare commemorative volumes that readers will reach for often--a book that both performers and listeners will learn from and enjoy.

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