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SOMM Recordings adds to its acclaimed treasure trove of historic recordings with "Volume III of Elgar from America", again masterminded by the extraordinary restoration talents of Lani Spahr. Here the centrepiece is a live 1959 Carnegie Hall recording of Elgar’s masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius, with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra conducted by one of the composer’s most eloquent and ardent champions, Sir John Barbirolli. Elgar hailed Barbirolli as “a rising hope of music in England for whom I have admiration and in whose work I have confidence”. His trust in the conductor led to a long, mutually admiring relationship between two men who did so much to define English music. The soloists in The Dream of Gerontius include Richard Lewis (Gerontius), Maureen Forrester (The Angel) and Morley Meredith (The Priest and the Angel of the Agony).
Also recorded live in 1959 is the Introduction and Allegro for Strings, with Barbirolli and the NYP-SO joined by violinists John Corigliano and Leopold Rybb, William Lincer on viola, and cellist Laszlo Varga. Making their first appearance here are two choruses from Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf with J. Spencer Cornwall directing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 1953 and 1956. © SOMM
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Introduction & Allegro for String Quartet & String Orchestra, Op. 47 (Live) (Edward Elgar)
Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - John Corigliano, Artist, MainArtist - Laszlo Varga, Artist, MainArtist - William Lincer, Artist, MainArtist - Leopold Rybb, Artist, MainArtist - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30 (Excerpts) (Edward Elgar)
Alexander Schreiner, Artist, MainArtist - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Henry Longfellow, Lyricist - J. Spencer Cornwall, Conductor, MainArtist
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Alexander Schreiner, Artist, MainArtist - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Henry Longfellow, Lyricist - J. Spencer Cornwall, Conductor, MainArtist
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The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1 (Edward Elgar)
Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2022 SOMM Recordings (P) 2022 SOMM Recordings
Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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DISC 2
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2 (Edward Elgar)
Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Maureen Forrester, Artist, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Maureen Forrester, Artist, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2022 SOMM Recordings (P) 2022 SOMM Recordings
Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Maureen Forrester, Artist, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2022 SOMM Recordings (P) 2022 SOMM Recordings
Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Maureen Forrester, Artist, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2022 SOMM Recordings (P) 2022 SOMM Recordings
Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Maureen Forrester, Artist, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - Morley Meredith, Artist, MainArtist - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2022 SOMM Recordings (P) 2022 SOMM Recordings
Richard Lewis, Artist, MainArtist - The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Maureen Forrester, Artist, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2022 SOMM Recordings (P) 2022 SOMM Recordings
The Westminster Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Sir John Barbirolli, Conductor, MainArtist - John Henry Newman, Lyricist - Maureen Forrester, Artist, MainArtist - Sir Edward ELGAR, Composer - New York Philarhmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2022 SOMM Recordings (P) 2022 SOMM Recordings
Album review
SOMM Recordings adds to its acclaimed treasure trove of historic recordings with "Volume III of Elgar from America", again masterminded by the extraordinary restoration talents of Lani Spahr. Here the centrepiece is a live 1959 Carnegie Hall recording of Elgar’s masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius, with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra conducted by one of the composer’s most eloquent and ardent champions, Sir John Barbirolli. Elgar hailed Barbirolli as “a rising hope of music in England for whom I have admiration and in whose work I have confidence”. His trust in the conductor led to a long, mutually admiring relationship between two men who did so much to define English music. The soloists in The Dream of Gerontius include Richard Lewis (Gerontius), Maureen Forrester (The Angel) and Morley Meredith (The Priest and the Angel of the Agony).
Also recorded live in 1959 is the Introduction and Allegro for Strings, with Barbirolli and the NYP-SO joined by violinists John Corigliano and Leopold Rybb, William Lincer on viola, and cellist Laszlo Varga. Making their first appearance here are two choruses from Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf with J. Spencer Cornwall directing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 1953 and 1956. © SOMM
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:57:44
- Main artists: New York Philarhmonic
- Composer: Edward Elgar
- Label: SOMM Recordings
- Genre: Classical
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