麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
6 Apr 2014, Barbican, London
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麻豆社 SO 2013-14 Season Elgar's Dream of Gerontius

麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Elgar's Dream of Gerontius
Sun 6 Apr 2014 Concert Hall
Sir Andrew Davis conducts The Elgar's Dream of Gerontius
Sir Andrew Davis conducts The Elgar's Dream of Gerontius

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鈥楾his is the best of me 鈥� this I saw and knew; this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory.鈥�

Elgar recognised the value of his masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius, and quoted these lines from Ruskin at the end of the manuscript. His setting of Newman鈥檚 poem, which follows the journey of man鈥檚 soul into death and beyond, is considered by many to be his greatest choral achievement. For this and The Apostles (see 12 April), leading Elgarian Sir Andrew Davis conducts a superlative cast, comprising Sarah Connolly, Brindley Sherratt and Australian tenor Stuart Skelton with the 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus.

Please note that David Soar has replaced Brindley Sherratt for this performance.