John Corigliano – Elgar from America, Vol. 3 (Live) (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

John Corigliano – Elgar from America, Vol. 3 (Live) (2022)
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SOMM Recordings adds to its acclaimed treasure trove of historic recordings with “Volume III of Elgar from America”, again masterminded by the extraordinary restoration talents of Lani Spahr. Here the centrepiece is a live 1959 Carnegie Hall recording of Elgar’s masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius, with the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra conducted by one of the composer’s most eloquent and ardent champions, Sir John Barbirolli. Elgar hailed Barbirolli as “a rising hope of music in England for whom I have admiration and in whose work I have confidence”. His trust in the conductor led to a long, mutually admiring relationship between two men who did so much to define English music. The soloists in The Dream of Gerontius include Richard Lewis (Gerontius), Maureen Forrester (The Angel) and Morley Meredith (The Priest and the Angel of the Agony).

Also recorded live in 1959 is the Introduction and Allegro for Strings, with Barbirolli and the NYP-SO joined by violinists John Corigliano and Leopold Rybb, William Lincer on viola, and cellist Laszlo Varga. Making their first appearance here are two choruses from Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf with J. Spencer Cornwall directing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in 1953 and 1956.

Tracklist:

1-1. John Corigliano – Introduction & Allegro for String Quartet & String Orchestra, Op. 47 (Live) (14:25)
1-2. MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR – No. 2, The Challenge of Thor [Live] (04:45)
1-3. MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR – Epilogue. As Torrents in Summer [Live] (02:12)
1-4. New York Philarhmonic – No. 1, Prelude (Live) (10:47)
1-5. Richard Lewis – No. 2, I Am Near to Death (Live) (05:51)
1-6. Richard Lewis – No. 3, Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul (Live) (04:05)
1-7. Richard Lewis – No. 4, Sanctus fortis, sanctus Deus (Live) (05:18)
1-8. Richard Lewis – No. 5, I Can No More (Live) (05:55)
1-9. Richard Lewis – No. 5, Proficiscere, anima Christiana (Live) (06:27)
2-10. New York Philarhmonic – No. 6a, Introduction (Live) (01:55)
2-11. Richard Lewis – No. 6b, I Went To Sleep (Live) (03:57)
2-12. Maureen Forrester – No. 7, My Work Is Done (Live) (08:44)
2-13. New York Philarhmonic – No. 8, Low-Born Clods of Brute Earth (Live) (04:51)
2-14. Richard Lewis – No. 9, I See Not Those False Spirits (Live) (03:22)
2-15. Richard Lewis – No. 10a, Praise to the Holiest (Live) (05:32)
2-16. Richard Lewis – No. 10b, And Now the Threshold (Live) (08:20)
2-17. Maureen Forrester – No. 11, Thy Judgment Now Is Near (Live) (07:22)
2-18. Maureen Forrester – No. 12, Be Merciful (Live) (06:53)
2-19. Maureen Forrester – No. 13, Softly and Gently, Dearly-Ransomed Soul (Live) (07:03)

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