1.01 The Severn Suite * [19'28]
1.02 - 1.03 The Dream of Gerontius, op.38 - Part One [35'00]
2.01 - 2.03 The Dream of Gerontius, op.38 - Part Two [54'56]
London Collegiate Brass conducted by James Stobart *
Alfreda Hodgson- alto, Robert Tear- tenor, Benjamin Luxon- baritone, Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Alexander Gibson
CRD 33267 [recording dates not given; LPs issued in 1976 and 1985*, digital download released 2006]
[digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - no booklet]
Recording venues: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead, London* and Civic Centre, Motherwell, Scotland
Recording engineer: Bob Auger; Producer: Simon Lawman
A severe reluctance to properly split and tag the works is the only downside to this CRD release.
Although not as compelling as the Gibson, here's an alternative view of Gerontius from Vladimir Ashkenazy and his forces in Sydney. But at least properly split and tagged.
1.01 - 1.04 Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85 ^ [27'24]
1.05 - 1.11 The Dream of Gerontius, op.38 - Part One [36'12]
2.01 - 2.14 The Dream of Gerontius, op.38 - Part Two [58'53]
Jian Wang- cello^; Lilli Paasikivi- mezzo, Mark Tucker- tenor, David Wilson-Johnson- bass-baritone, TSO Chorus, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
ABC Classics 4764297 [recorded October^ and November 2008; digital download released 2012]
[digital download; flacs, cover with scans of booklet and inlay from the Decca issue derived from the internet]
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