Arthur Sullivan: The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son
Claire Rutter, Catherine Denley, Mark Wilde, Garry Magee, The London Chorus, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp
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- +Boer War Te Deum
- Künstler: Claire Rutter, Catherine Denley, Mark Wilde, Garry Magee, The London Chorus, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp
- Label: Hyperion, DDD, 2003
- Bestellnummer: 9589591
- Erscheinungstermin: 15.12.2003
Product-Information:
In many ways a ›missing link‹ between Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, The Prodigal Son, one of just two oratorios by Sir Arthur Sullivan, was a staple in the choral repertory from its first performance at the Three Choirs Festival of 1869 until the First World War put an end to a world—musical or otherwise—where innocence was acceptable. A relatively early work, the oratorio tells the story—from the Gospel of Saint Luke—in a style that is at once endearing and dramatic.
Commissioned in anticipatory thanksgiving for the conclusion of hostilities, the Boer War Te Deum—Sullivan’s last completed work—had to wait two years for the outbreak of peace to allow its posthumous performance, and what a ‘crowd-pleaser’ it turned out to be: as Sullivan’s own hymn tune ‘Onward, Christian soldiers’ rang out, the columnist of The Daily Telegraph reported how the Te Deum was ‘brought up from exquisite tenderness to a pitch of dignity and strength’—praise indeed justified for a work which enthralls singer and listener alike.
While some may consider Sullivan ›without the WSG‹ on a level with a Chinese takeaway ‘›without the MSG‹, Hyperion’s pioneering recordings continue to go some way to prove the worth of his ›solo‹ compositions. Ronald Corp and his New London Orchestra have also recorded Sullivan’s epic secular cantata The Golden Legend to critical acclaim.
Rezensionen
›Sullivan-admirers and British-music buffs need not hesitate ... Strongly recommended‹ (Fanfare, USA)
›The work is lovingly performed here with all the elements of drama and pathos captured by Ronald Corp's orchestra and some fine young soloists‹ (Choir & Organ)
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The Prodigal Son
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Chor: There is joy in the presence of the angels of God
- 3 Solo: A certain man had two sons
- 4 Rezitativ und Arie: My son, attend to my words
- 5 Rezitativ: And the younger son gathered all together
- 6 Solo und Chor: Let us eat and drink (The Revel)
- 7 Rezitativ: und Chor: Woe unto them
- 8 Solo: Love not the world
- 9 Rezitativ: And when he had spent all
- 10 Arie: O that thou hadst harkened
- 11 Solo: How many hired servants?
- 12 Chor: There is joy...The sacrifies of God
- 13 Rezitativ und Duett: And he arose
- 14 Rezitativ und Arie: Bring forth the best robe
- 15 Chor: O that men would praise the Lord
- 16 Rezitativ und Arie: No chastening for the present
- 17 Quartett: The Lord is nigh
- 18 Chor: Thou, O Lord art our Father
- 19 Boer War Te Deum
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