Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius op.38
The Dream of Gerontius op.38
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- Künstler: William Kendall, Matthew Best, Sarah Fryer, Bournemouth SO & Chorus, David Hill
- Label: Naxos, DDD, 1996
- Bestellnummer: 8097765
- Erscheinungstermin: 20.5.1997
Elgar beendete Gerontius am 3. August 1900, aber es war bereits spät für die Abgabe an die Druckerei und die Chorexemplare waren für die erste Probe noch nicht fertig. Der Tod des Festival-Chormeisters Swinnerton Heap und die anschließende Ernennung von W. C. Stockley, einer pensionierten Persönlichkeit mit wenig Engagement für diese Aufgabe, brachten weitere Widrigkeiten für den Erfolg mit sich. Aber der vielleicht größte Grund war, dass The Dream of Gerontius die bequeme Sicht auf die englische Festivalkantate zunichte machte. Die Chorschrift, die in Chor und Halbchor unterteilt war und für die vielen Fugato-Abschnitte die sichersten Einzelleitungen erforderte, sprengte die damaligen Amateurstandards. Das langatmige Präludium, in dem Elgar seine orchestralen Impulse nicht unterdrücken konnte, ist keine bloße Einleitung. Technisch sind die verschiedenen Leitmotive angelegt und entwickelt, aber die dramatisch-musikalische Struktur führt den Zuhörer durch eine Erfahrung, die zur Unvermeidlichkeit der ersten Worte von Newmans Gedicht führt - "Jesu Maria, ich bin dem Tod nahe".
Elgar finished Gerontius on 3 August 1900, but it was already late for submission to the printers and the choral copies were not ready for the first rehearsal. The death of the Festival Chorus-Master, Swinnerton Heap and the subsequent appointment of W. C. Stockley, a retired figure with little energy for the task, heaped further odds against its success. But perhaps the biggest reason was that The Dream of Gerontius shattered the comfortable view of the English Festival Cantata. The choral writing, divided into chorus and semi-chorus and requiring the most secure individual lines for the many fugato sections, went beyond the amateur standards of the day. The lengthy Prelude, in which Elgar was unable to suppress his orchestral impulses, is no mere introduction. Technically, the various leitmotifs are laid out and developed, but the dramatic musical structure takes the listener through an experience which leads to the inevitability of the first words of Newman's poem - "Jesu Maria, I am near to death".
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Elgar finished Gerontius on 3 August 1900, but it was already late for submission to the printers and the choral copies were not ready for the first rehearsal. The death of the Festival Chorus-Master, Swinnerton Heap and the subsequent appointment of W. C. Stockley, a retired figure with little energy for the task, heaped further odds against its success. But perhaps the biggest reason was that The Dream of Gerontius shattered the comfortable view of the English Festival Cantata. The choral writing, divided into chorus and semi-chorus and requiring the most secure individual lines for the many fugato sections, went beyond the amateur standards of the day. The lengthy Prelude, in which Elgar was unable to suppress his orchestral impulses, is no mere introduction. Technically, the various leitmotifs are laid out and developed, but the dramatic musical structure takes the listener through an experience which leads to the inevitability of the first words of Newman's poem - "Jesu Maria, I am near to death".
Rezensionen
"Elgar wollte, dass Gerontius dramatisch klingt, und das tut er auch. Der Orchesterpart ist von wagnerianischem Reichtum, das höchst originelle Chorschreiben nicht weniger." (Stephen Pettitt)- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 2 (CD)
- 1 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part I: Prelude
- 2 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part I: Jesu, Maria - I Am Near to Death
- 3 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part I: Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul
- 4 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part I: Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Deus
- 5 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part I: Proficiscere, Anima Christiana
Disk 2 von 2 (CD)
- 1 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: I Went to Sleep
- 2 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: It is a Member of That Family
- 3 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: But Hark! Upon My Sense Comes a Fierce Hubbub
- 4 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: I See Not Those False Spirits
- 5 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony
- 6 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: Thy Judgement Now is Near
- 7 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: I Go Before My Judge
- 8 The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II: Softly and Gently, Dearly-Ransomed Soul
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