Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim - Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius, Op.38 (2017)

Daniel Barenboim’s ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ is a significant addition to his critically-acclaimed Elgar series with Staatskapelle Berlin. This is Barenboim’s first recording of Elgar’s greatest choral masterpiece. Featuring the finest array of English-speaking soloists: Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Andrew Staples and Thomas Hampson. The album is released to coincide with Barenboim’s performances of Elgar’s Symphonies 1 & 2 with the Staatskapelle Berlin at the BBC Proms on 15 & 16 July

TRACKLIST

1. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Prelude
2. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Jesu, Maria, I am near to death
3. RThe Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Kyrie eleison
4. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Rouse thee, my fainting soul
5. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Be merciful, be gracious
6. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus
7. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : I can no more; for now it comes again
8. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Rescue him, O Lord
9. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Novissima hora est
10. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Proficiscere, anima Christiana
11. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 1 : Go, in the name of Angels and Archangels
12. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Introduction
13. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : I went to sleep
14. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : My work is done, my task is o'er
15. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Low-born clods of brute earth
16. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : The mind bold and independent
17. Andrew Staples, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Andrew Staples - The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : I see not those false spirits
18. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Praise to the Holiest
19. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Glory to him
20. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : But hark! A grand mysterious harmony
21. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : And now the threshold as we traverse it
22. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Praise to the Holiest in the height
23. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Thy judgement now is near
24. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Jesu! by that shuddering dread which fell on Thee
25. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Praise to His name!
26. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Take me away!
27. The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Lord, Thou hast been our refuge
28. - The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 / Pt. 2 : Softly and gently, dearly ransomed soul