Excerpts
Excerpts
Orchestre de Paris / Daniel Harding
Edward Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
Recorded the December 22, 2017
(Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)
Program
1.
Générique
01:32
2.
Edward Elgar
Le Songe de Gerontius op.38 : première partie
00:30
Excerpt
3.
Edward Elgar
Le Songe de Gerontius op.38 : seconde partie
02:58
Excerpt
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.
Distribution
Daniel Harding
Magdalena Kožená
John Relyea
Andrew Staples
Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre de Paris
Composers - Authors
Edward Elgar