{"product_id":"95115514023","title":"Andrew Davis - Elgar: Dream of Gerontius \u0026 Sea Pictures - Import 2 SACD Hybrid","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Elgar Medal in 2014!\nAndrew Davis’s *Gerontius*!\n\nAndrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s new recording—Elgar’s monumental “The Dream of Gerontius”—lives up to the title of “champion of British music” passed down from the late Richard Hickox!\nThe accompanying album features “Pictures at an Exhibition,” a song cycle for contralto and orchestra, showcasing the voice of world-renowned mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, who has performed extensively with ensembles such as The Sixteens, Lorin Maazel, the King’s Consort, and the Gabrieli Consort.\nAlso featured are Stuart Skelton, who has appeared as a soloist in works such as Charles Mackerras’s “Ninth,” Michael Tilson Thomas’s “Song of the Earth,” and the Seattle Opera’s “The Ring of the Nibelung,” and David Soar, who has performed as a soloist in numerous operas and oratorios, primarily with the Welsh National Opera—the cast of *The Dream of Gerontius* is truly stellar.\n\nIn April 2014, Andrew Davis was awarded the Elgar Society Medal in recognition of his contributions to Elgar’s music. “The Dream of Gerontius,” conducted by Davis—who has just been recognized by peers and the public alike as a leading Elgar conductor—marks the birth of a new classic recording, following Richard Hickox’s long-cherished “The Dream of Gerontius” (CHAN241-46).\nTokyo M Plus\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chandos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53595653767457,"sku":"95115514023","price":5990.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/95115514023.jpg?v=1790482130","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/95115514023","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}