Elgar: The Kingdom - Sospiri - Sursum Corda (The Hickox Legacy)
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.CHAN-241-54

By Hickox and London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. By Edward Elgar. Classical. 2 listening CDs. Naxos #CHAN 241-54. Published by Naxos (NX.CHAN-241-54).

95115245422.

Following the success of The Dream of Gerontius in 1900 and The Apostles in 1903, the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival commissioned Elgar to produce another large oratorio for the 1906 festival. The Kingdom continues the narrative of the lives of Jesus' disciples, depicting the community of the early church, Pentecost, and the events of the next few days. Although less frequently performed than The Dream of Gerontius, The Kingdom is considered one of Elgar's greatest choral works, and deserves to rank alongside it.

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