The Queen Elizabeth Hall was a slightly unusual choice of venue for Crouch End Festival Chorus’s performance of Elgar’s Gerontius, and the onstage personnel (120-strong chorus, an expanded complement ...

Certain works of art are best defended by a straightforward declaration of affection, and I think that Sir Edward Elgar's "Dream of Gerontius" may be one of them. Elgar's mystical oratorio -- a ...

Only the frostiest of snowmen could have failed to respond to so instinctive and thrilling a performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius as this by the London Symphony Orchestra under Colin Davis.

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1923) is one of England’s greatest composers, best known for big works like his “Enigma Variations,” the violin and cello concertos, the oratorio “The Dream of Gerontius” and, ...

The BBC Singers, King's College Choir and BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Daniel Hyde perform The Dream of Gerontius in Cambridge. Show more Elgar's masterful oratorio The Dream of Gerontius is ...

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Newman's poem tells the story of a soul's journey through death, and provides a meditation on the unseen world of Roman Catholic theology. Gerontius (a name derived from the Greek word geron, "old man ...

While “The Choral” may be riddled with a few too many false notes for comfort, the purity of its song and message make it a ...

So the work and the protagonist were assured before a note had been played. What really allowed everything to take flight, though, were Edward Gardner’s sure footed pacing and projection of detail.