BBC Proms 2022

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The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: Proms at Christmas 2022: Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius

Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius

Proms at Christmas 2022

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From the BBC Proms, Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic.

From the BBC Proms, Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, with soloists Allan Clayton, Jamie Barton and James Platt.

From the BBC Proms 2022, Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic in Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, with soloists Allan Clayton, Jamie Barton and James Platt.

Presented by Martin Handley, at the Royal Albert Hall, London. 

Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Allan Clayton, tenor
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano
James Platt, bass
Hallé Choir
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

‘This is the best of me,’ wrote Elgar on the score of The Dream of Gerontius, and some would say that he never wrote anything greater. Gerontius lies dying – anguished and afraid. But he’s about to witness wonders beyond any human imagination, and in a great performance this epic, transcendently beautiful drama of a lonely soul’s journey towards eternity can move listeners to tears. ‘The chemistry was exactly right,’ wrote The Guardian about a previous performance by Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus; and with soloists of the calibre of Allan Clayton and Jamie Barton, this is one of those pieces that could have been made for the Royal Albert Hall.

BBC Proms: Proms at Christmas 2022

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Another chance to hear a selection of BBC Proms concerts over the festive period.

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