Paul McCreesh & Gabrieli – The Dream of Gerontius (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Paul McCreesh & Gabrieli – The Dream of Gerontius (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:35:09 minutes | 1,50 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Classics

The Dream of Gerontius by Edward Elgar is a two-part work for voices and orchestra composed in 1900 to text by John Henry Newman. Widely regarded as Elgar’s finest choral work, and by some his masterpiece, Gabrieli’s first-class performance, and McCreesh’s superb interpretation demonstrate why their recordings are seen as some of the best in classical music today.

“Nicky Spence is outstanding as Gerontius… [he] gives one of the finest performances of Gerontius on disc. The performance has been recorded very well indeed by producer Nicholas Parker and engineer Neil Hutchinson. The sound has presence and impact. This recording of The Dream of Gerontius is a considerable achievement per se and it includes one of the finest interpretations of the title role that I’ve heard on disc.” – MusicWeb International

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Simon Russell Beale, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh – An English Coronation, 1902-1953 (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Simon Russell Beale, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh – An English Coronation, 1902-1953 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:39:16 minutes | 2,63 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records

Fans of the British crown’s splendour will certainly marvel at this double album that reproduces the coronation anthems of the four monarchs of the 20th century: Edward VII in 1902, George V in 1911, George VI in 1937, and current Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Very few of today’s ceremonies can reach such levels of grandeur.

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