Building a Library, Elgar (composer)
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 RecommendedPaul Groves (Gerontius), Alice Coote (Angel), Bryn Terfel (Priest/Angel of the Agony)
Halle, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Sir Mark Elder
Paul Groves's sophisticated, elegant tenor is not ideally the sort that should be essaying this role. With Bryn Terfel… sounding a little frayed, Alice Coote makes the biggest impact. It's... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Choral
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Building a Library, December 2017, Also Recommended
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Elgar: Violin Concerto RecommendedThomas Zehetmair (violin), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
Zehetmair...is able to marry impassioned purpose with appreciation of Elgar's complexity...Mark Elder's direction is stunning...there's a warm glow about the Hallé sound that adds an extra strand... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2012, First Choice
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - Concerto
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Very Best of English Song
RecommendedDame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended orchestral version (Songs of Travel)
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
RecommendedRichard Lewis (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-Soprano) & Kim Borg (bass)
Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, John Barbirolli
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Building a Library, October 2006, First Choice
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Elgar: The Music Makers, Op. 69, etc.
RecommendedJanet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Richard Lewis (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-Soprano) & Kim Borg (bass)
London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, John Barbirolli
The must-have Gerontius, recorded in the idealised soundscape so beloved of the 1960s, where choir and soloists are close-miked and crystal-clear. Richard Lewis's well-groomed, classic tones... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2006, First Choice
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius RecommendedPeter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Yvonne Minton
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Richard Hickox, Adrian Boult
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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British Composers: A Celebration
RecommendedRichard Rodney Bennett (piano), Robert Tear (vocals), Ian Hare (piano), Bruce Russell (vocals), Sir Andrew Davis (piano), Richard Lewis (vocals), Monica Sinclair (vocals), Lewis Thomas (vocals), Geoffrey Walls (baritone), John Hauxwell (bass-baritone), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Wilfred Brown...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, December 2017, First Choice
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Elgar: Cello Concerto & The Dream of Gerontius
RecommendedPaul Tortelier (cello), Heddle Nash, Gladys Ripley, Dennis Noble, Norman Walker
Huddersfield Choral Society, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent
This pioneering set of Gerontius has come up newly minted in these superbly engineered transfers taken from 78rpm masters. That only enhances the incandescence and fervour of the reading itself,... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2006, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, December 2017, Also Recommended
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