In the titlerole, peter auty could hardly be more fervent but seldom comes close to effacing memories of the peerless heddle nash on sargents legendary 1945 hmv recording. Cello concertodream of gerontius by edward elgar, malcolm sargent. She created several important roles and was the first english singer to appear at the bayreuth festspielhaus. Heddle nash bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. A recording regularly chosen over all others in comparative surveys is the first of sargents two versions of elgars the dream of gerontius with heddle nash as tenor and the familiar sargent pairing of the huddersfield choral society and the liverpool philharmonic orchestra, recorded in 1945. Following active service in world war one, he attended the blackheath conservatoire, and then joined a small english opera company that folded almost immediately after coming to the united states. Heddle nash is widely acknowledged to be the finest british lyric tenor of the 1930 1960 period. Heddle nash was born on 14 june 1894 at deptford, a suburb of london and was. Classical net article elgar the dream of gerontius concert. John mitchinson made his debut in tv series with eric robinson music for you, and his stage singing debut as jupiter in george frideric handel s semele at sadlers wells theatre in 1959.
Sir henry wood made acoustic recordings of four extracts from the dream of gerontius as early as 1916, with clara butt as the angel, and henry cowards sheffield choir recorded a portion of the part i kyrie in the same period. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Heres the english contralto astra desmond singing two songs from songs of the hebrides by the musicologist marjory kennedy fraser the bens of jura a fairy love song from a 78 rpm shellac. Could an 8year old claim to have appreciated what was going on, and how much. The performance was not a great success, owing partly to the difficult and. Ferriers interpretations of glucks orfeo, the angel in elgars dream of gerontius, and works of mahler and brahms were greatly acclaimed. Orchestrally this was a triumph, and almost so chorally, too. Cello concertodream of gerontius by edward elgar, malcolm sargent, bbc symphony orchestra, liverpool philharmonic orchestra, huddersfield choral society, paul tortelier, gladys ripley, heddle nash, dennis noble, norman walker from amazons classical music store. The dream of gerontius, edward elgars 1900 work for singers and orchestra, had to wait fortyfive years for its first complete recording. The dream of gerontius by elgar, edward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Heddle nash 18961961, like licette, made his debut in italy after studying in milan with giuseppe borghatti, who became italys leading heldentenor of his day. Classical net article elgar the dream of gerontius. In 1945 he recorded the dream of gerontius under sir malcolm sargent. Gerontius is a simple, straightforward man, tormented by the agonies of death and then transformed as.
Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for pavilion records ltd. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for opal 2 releases. The dream of gerontius, popularly called just gerontius, 1 is a work for voices and orchestra op. Kathleen ferrier article about kathleen ferrier by the.
Elgar, serenade for strings and the dream of gerontius, with the london symphony orchestra, the bradford festival choral society, croydon philharmonic society, huddersfield choral society and miss gladys ripley, mr heddle nash and mr harold williams box 26. Volume 5, broadcasts from the leech collection at the british library, 19351950 sound recording. Posted by nipper july 9, 2015 posted in 1900, early recordings, great recordings, history of recorded music tags. Gerontius is a simple, straightforward man, tormented by the agonies of death and then transformed as his own soul. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. It is widely regarded as elgars finest choral work, and by some to be his magnum. English tenors philip langridge, who has died aged 70, was heir to a distinctive native tradition. Nash sang at the old vic, sadlers wells and with the bnoc before also singing as a freelance artist at covent garden. Next year will mark bryns quarter century in the business, having graduated with a clutch of accolades including the prestigious kathleen ferrier award and runnerup in the cardiff bbc singer of the world competition he did, however, take away the lieder prize. Christopher morley discovers books which would make the perfect gift for those with a love of classical music. The wartime background to staging the event is worthy of a book in itself, not. Emis rival reissue couples the dream of gerontius with torteliers first traversal of the cello concerto, again with sargent.
Heddle nash the dream of gerontius, elgars opus 38 vivid memories from april 1945 by ted gadsby the dream of gerontius, elgars opus 38 vivid memories from april 1945 april this year marked the 70th anniversary of the recording in huddersfield town hall of the dream, an occasion i witnessed at first. In 1948 the booths did a concert tour to new zealand and australia, and did several broadcasts in south africa while their ship travelled to. A recording regularly chosen over all others in comparative surveys is the first of sargents two versions of elgars the dream of gerontius with heddle nash as tenor and the familiar sargent pairing of the huddersfield choral society and the liverpool philharmonic orchestra, recorded in. Opera, and at the royal opera house, covent garden. William heddle nash was born in 1894, not far from london. In 1946 came the musical 1066 and all that, with michael redgrave, googie withers and ivor novello. Just such a thing has come from a perhaps unlikely source the welsh national opera. As gerontius, toby spence sang appealingly, but lacked the operatic heft for the impassioned sanctus fortis, evoking yearnings for heddle nash or richard lewis at this crucial moment. By the time heddle nash came to make this recording he had noted twentytwo performances of gerontius in his score so he was truly a. By the time heddle nash came to make this recording he had noted twentytwo performances of gerontius in his score so he was truly a seasoned interpreter and we know that his interpretation of the role was much admired by elgar. The dream of gerontius to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. In october 1900, at the birmingham triennial music festival, marie brema created the role of the angel in the first performance of sir edward elgars the dream of gerontius, with edward lloyd and harry plunket greene, under the baton of hans richter.
With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Nash s voice was of the light tenor class known as tenore di grazia. Paul tortelier, a french cellist known for his elegant. The fresh voices of the bbc proms youth choir under the expert tutelage of simon halsey sounded wonderfully innocent as angelicals, but were too many to spit out the venom of the demons chorus with any harsh snarlings in the perfectlyjudged acoustic of symphony hall. Pristine paco009, testament sbt 2025, sea pictures gladys ripley, philharmonia, george weldon summer 1946. Classical music performed by dennis noble on vinyl, cd.
The dream of gerontius heddle nash, tenor, gladys ripley, contralto. Heddle nash tenor, keith falkner baritone, dora labbette soprano, hubert eisdell tenor, dennis noble baritone, robert easton bass, harold williams bass, albert sammons violin, gaspar cassado cello, halle, sir hamilton harty, leslie heward, sir malcolm sargent. Diary entries form the basis of these memoirs, which recall rehearsals and performances featuring many famous singers of the day, including isobel baillie and heddle nash. Nash was born in deptford, south london, his father being a masterbuilder at a time of considerable expansion in the city. If he were singing today in this era of easy travel he would no doubt be an international star. Kathleen ferrier article about kathleen ferrier by the free. Marie brema 28 february 1856 22 march 1925 was an english dramatic mezzosoprano singer in concert, operatic and oratorio work in the last decade of the 19th and the first decade of the 20th centuries. The dream of gerontius, popularly called just gerontius, is an oratorio opus 38 in two parts composed by edward elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by cardinal newman. Gerontius, written for me some years ago by newmans biographer, father ian ker. Malcolm sargent, gladys ripley, heddle nash, liverpool philharmonic orchestra, norman walker huddersfield choral society leave a comment on the dream of gerontius, elgars opus 38 vivid memories from. Oct 06, 2018 heres the english contralto astra desmond singing two songs from songs of the hebrides by the musicologist marjory kennedy fraser the bens of jura a fairy love song from a 78 rpm shellac. Gladys ripley, heddle nash, dennis noble, norman walker from amazons. Webster did many broadcasts with anne during this period and these will appear on a separate file.
Astra desmond contralto harp the bens of jura a fairy. Notes are by lewis foreman and the texts are well presented. William heddle nash 14 june 1894 14 august 1961 was an english lyric tenor who appeared in opera and oratorio in the middle decades of the twentieth century. Here was a realisation of the role in the tradition of its greatest interpreter, heddle nash. Nash sang at the inaugural glyndebourne seasons and he was the leading oratorio tenor of his age. Phillip langridge sang gerontius and no finer interpretation has this elgarian ever heard. Hiawatha concert had been cancelled for lack of interest. He also made numerous recordings that are still available on cd reissues.
Dream of gerontius elgar, jephta, serenade to music vaughan williams. It relates the journey of a pious mans soul from his deathbed to his judgment before god and settling into purgatory. He studied singing with frederick cox, heddle nash and boriska gereb. Far from staying indoors for four or five days, the pain troubled him periodically for many years to come. As a member of the croydon philharmonic society choir from 1934 to 1943 she took part in many elgar performances. He made many recordings, including a number of complete roles. Nashs 1945 recording of gerontius with malcolm sargent is still regarded by many critics as. A talk with the maestro, the hero and the boss from wagner news, vol. Paul tortelier cello, heddle nash, gladys ripley, dennis noble, norman walker, huddersfield choral society, liverpool philharmonic orchestra, bbc symphony orchestra, malcolm sargent. By ted gadsby the dream of gerontius, elgars opus 38 vivid memories from april 1945 april this year marked the 70th anniversary of the recording in huddersfield town hall of the dream, an occasion i witnessed at first hand.
Malcolm sargent project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The golden age of webster boothanne ziegler and friends on facebook. His complete recording of elgars the dream of gerontius is. The dream of gerontius a survey of recordings jq classical. A new recording of tristan and isolde is a very special happening, and a firstever set in digital sound is even more spectacular.
The dream of gerontius, elgars opus 38 vivid memories. The transfer is good but there is an unfortunate gap between the prelude and nashs entry that might grate. Elgar, the dream of gerontius, given by gladys ripley, heddle nash and norman walker vocal and the cheltenham choral society and cheltenham bbc male voice choir with the cheltenham philharmonic orchestra with words a brief plot synopsis. Vaughan williamss chorus of that name, with 16 firstrate young soloists taking up the parts originally assigned to isobel baillie, heddle nash, and eva turner, was another big success. He had a fine voice and it was quite unique you could not mistake his singing for anyone elses.
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