Orchestre de Paris

Daniel Harding - Magdalena Kožená - Andrew Staples - John Relyea

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Concert

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Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

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Duration: about 2h00

Program

Distribution

Edward Elgar

The Dream of Gerontius

Orchestre de Paris

Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris

Daniel Harding , conducting

Magdalena Kožená , mezzo

Andrew Staples , tenor

John Relyea , bass

Lionel Sow , choirmaster

The English devote themselves to a unique form of worship in Dream of Gerontius, a striking musical meditation on life after death. The superb choral writing, Wagnerian inflections, and presence of the great diva Kožená make it even more important today.