Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Elgar:_The_Dream_of_Gerontius
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Classic_FM_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(poem)
gptkbp:catalogueNumber Op. 38
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Edward_Elgar
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:William_Allen_Whitworth
gptkb:August_Jaeger
gptkbp:duration about 95 minutes
gptkbp:firstBass gptkb:Harry_Plunket_Greene
gptkbp:firstMezzoSoprano gptkb:Marie_Brema
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Hans_Richter
gptkbp:firstTenor Edward Lloyd
gptkbp:genre gptkb:choral_music
gptkbp:hasChorus SATB choir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkb:Giuseppe_Verdi
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:John_Henry_Newman
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Sir_John_Barbirolli_(EMI,_1965)
gptkb:Sir_Simon_Rattle_(EMI,_1987)
Sir Mark Elder (Hallé, 2008)
gptkbp:premiereDate 1900-10-03
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Birmingham_Town_Hall
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Novello_&_Co.
gptkbp:soloists gptkb:bass_guitar
soprano
gptkbp:structure two parts
gptkbp:subject afterlife
death
soul's journey
gptkbp:theme gptkb:purgatory
redemption
Catholic theology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Worcester_Cathedral_Choir
gptkb:Liverpool_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra,_conducted_by_Sir_Colin_Davis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6