Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49 (2 CD)

Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

The Apostles, Op. 49 126:53
Oratorio in Two Parts

COMPACT DISC ONE

Prologue
1 Chorus: 'The Sprit of the Lord is upon me' 7:33

Part I
The Calling of the Apostles
2 Recitative. Tenor: 'And it came to pass in those days…' 2:46
In the Mountain. Night
3 The Angel Gabriel: 'The voice of Thy watchman!' - 5:38
The Dawn
4 Sound of the shofar - The Watchers: 'It shines! - 1:34
Morning Psalm
5 The Singers: 'It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord' - 4:08
6 Recitative. Tenor: 'And when it was a day, He called unto Him His disciples' 9:23

By the Wayside
7 Jesus: 'Blessed are the poor in Spirit' 7:56

By the Sea of Galilee
8 Recitative. Tenor: 'And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship' - 1:50
In the Tower of Magdala
9 Mary Magdalene: 'O Lord Almighty, God of Israel' - 5:56
10 Mary Magdalene - '''This shall ye have of Mine hand''' - 8:29
In Caesarea Philippi
11 Recitative. Tenor: 'When Jesus came into the ports of Caesarea Philippi' - 5:20
In Capernaum
12 Mary Magdalene: 'Thy face, Lord, will I seek' - 5:12
13 Chorus: 'Turn you to the stronghold, ye 3:19
prisoners of hope'
TT 73:49



COMPACT DISC TWO

Part II
1 Orchestral Introduction 4:21

The Betrayal
2 Recitative. Tenor: 'And it came to pass that He went 1:50
throughout every city and village' -
3 Recitative. Chorus: 'Then gathered the chief Priests and 3:19
Pharisees a council' -
In Gethsemane
4 Judas: 'Hail, Master!' - 2:16
In the Palace of the High Priest
5 Servants: 'Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazureth' - 3:21
The Temple
6 Recitative. Contralto: 'Then Judas, which had betrayed Him' - 3:39
Without the Temple
7 Judas: 'Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit?' 9:12

Golgotha
8 Chorus: 'Truly this was the Son of God' 4:36

At the Sepulchre
9 Recitative. Contralto: 'And very early in the morning they came 4:32
unto the sepulchre…'
10 The Apostles: 'We trusted that it had been He which should 4:21
have redeemed Israel' -

The Ascension
11 Recitative. Contralto: 'And when He had spoken these things' 11:32
TT 53:04

Alfreda Hodgson contralto - Mary Magdalene
Alison Hargan soprano - The Blessed Virgin, The Angel Gabriel
David Rendall tenor - St John
Bryn Terfel bass - St Peter
Stephen Roberts bass - Jesus
Robert Lloyd bass - Judas
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox
Recorded in:
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London
26-29 March 1990
Producer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Sound Engineer(s)
Ralph Couzens
Peter Newble (Assistant)

Awards
Penguin Guide ***>
Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24 Bit / 48k