Arthur Davies tenor Felicity Palmer mezzo-soprano Gwynne Howell bass Roderick Elms organ
London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox
Edward Elgar The Dream of Gerontius Op.38 95:07 COMPACT DISC ONE 73:03 Part One 1 Prelude [10:18] 2 Gerontius: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death [03:20] 3 Chorus: Kyrie eleison [02:28] 4 Gerontius: Rouse thee, my fainting soul [00:52] 5 Chorus: Be merciful, be gracious [03:16] 6 Gerontius: Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus [04:14] 7 Gerontius: I can no more;for now it comes again [02:24] 8 Chorus: Rescue him, O Lord! [01:46] 9 Gerontius: Novissima hora est [02:09] 10 The Priest: Profociscere, anima Christiana [01:37] 11 Chorus: Go, in the name of Angles [04:46] PART TWO 12 Introduction: The Soul: I went to sleep [06:06] 13 The Angel: My work is done [03:14] 14 The Angel and The Soul: All hail, My child! [05:54] 15 Chorus: Low-born clods of brute earth [01:55] 16 The Angel: It is the restless panting of their being [00:41] 17 Chorus: The mind bold and independent [02:24] 18 The Soul and The Angel: I see not those false spirits [03:24] 19 Chorus: Praise to the Holiest [02:43] 20 The Soul: The sound is like the rushing of the wind [00:25] 21 Chorus: Glory to Him [00:24] 22 The Angel and The Soul: They sing of they approaching agony [00:55] 23 The Soul: But hark! A grand mysterious harmony [00:39] 24 The Angel: And now the threshold [00:32] 25 Chorus: Praise to the Holiest [07:02] COMPACT DISC TWO 40:57 1 The Angel and The Soul: Thy judgement now is near [03:21] 2 The Angel: Jesu! By that shuddering dread [03:54] 3 Chorus: Be merciful, be gracious [01:44] 4 The Angel: Praise to His Name! [01:34] 5 The Soul: Take me away [02:36] 6 Chorus: Lord, Thou hast been our refuge [01:35] 7 The Angel: Softly and gently [07:14]
Charles Hubert H. Parry 8 Blest Pair of Sirens 11:50 9 I Was Glad 7:01
Recorded in: Watford Town Hall 14-16 February 1988
Producer(s) Brian Couzens
Sound Engineer(s) Ralph Couzens Janet Middlebrook (Assistant)
