Today, Penny Gore visits Brompton Oratory, where Elgar was married in May 1889, and talks to the conductor Richard Hickox about the composer's major choral works and the influence of his Roman
Catholic background.
Serenade (The Wand of Youth)
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, conductor Charles Mackerras
Oh My Warriors (Caractacus)
Peter Glossop (baritone) Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, conductor Charles Groves
The Dream of Gerontius
(Part 2, excerpts)
Felicity Palmer (mezzo) Arthur Davies (tenor)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor
Richard Hickox
Judas Scene (The Apostles)
Robert Lloyd (bass)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor
Richard Hickox
The Sun Goeth Down (The Kingdom)
Margaret Price (soprano) Yvonne Minton (contralto) LPO/Adrian Boult