The Dream of Gerontius
Composer: Edward Elgar
Performers: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Performers: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus
Conductor: Sakari Oramo
Date of broadcast: 21 May 2018
鈥業鈥檝e seen in thought the Soul go up, and have written my heart鈥檚 blood into the score,鈥� said Elgar of his epic oratorio inspired by Cardinal Newman鈥檚 poem of the same name. One need not be a religious person to appreciate the epic sweep of Elgar鈥檚 depiction of a simple man鈥檚 journey into the afterlife. As he said of the role of Gerontius himself, 鈥業鈥檝e not filled his part with church tunes and other rubbish, but a good healthy full-blooded romantic remembered worldliness.鈥�
Composer: Edward Elgar
Performers: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Performers: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus
Performer: Alice Coote (Mezzo)
Performer: Stuart Skelton (Tenor)
Performer: Alan Ewing (Bass)
Conductor: Sakari Oramo
Recording date: 16 May 2018
Date of broadcast: 21 May 2018
