New London Orchestra, The London Chorus, Ronald Corp - Sullivan: The Prodigal Son (2003)
BAND/ARTIST: New London Orchestra, The London Chorus, Ronald Corp
- Title: Sullivan: The Prodigal Son
- Year Of Release: 2003
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:15:27
- Total Size: 323 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. The Prodigal Son: No. 1, Introduction
02. The Prodigal Son: No. 2, Chorus. There Is Joy in the Presence of the Angels of God
03. The Prodigal Son: No. 3, Solo. A Certain Man Had Two Sons (Tenor)
04. The Prodigal Son: No. 4, Recit & Aria. My Son, Attend to My Words (Baritone)
05. The Prodigal Son: No. 5, Recit. And the Younger Son Gathered All Together (Soprano)
06. The Prodigal Son: No. 6, Solo & Chorus. Let Us Eat and Drink "The Revel" (Tenor/Chorus)
07. The Prodigal Son: No. 7, Recit & Chorus. Woe unto Them (Mezzo-Soprano/Chorus)
08. The Prodigal Son: No. 8, Solo. Love Not the World (Mezzo-Soprano)
09. The Prodigal Son: No. 9, Recit. And When He Had Spent All (Soprano)
10. The Prodigal Son: No. 10, Aria. O That Thou Hadst Harkened (Soprano)
11. The Prodigal Son: No. 11, Solo. How Many Hired Servants? (Tenor)
12. The Prodigal Son: No. 12, Chorus. There Is Joy … The Sacrifices of God
13. The Prodigal Son: No. 13, Recit & Duet. And He Arose (Soprano/Tenor & Baritone)
14. The Prodigal Son: No. 14, Recit & Aria. Bring Forth the Best Robe (Baritone)
15. The Prodigal Son: No. 15, Chorus. O That Men Would Praise the Lord
16. The Prodigal Son: No. 16, Recit & Aria. No Chastening for the Present (Tenor)
17. The Prodigal Son: No. 17, Quartet. The Lord Is Nigh
18. The Prodigal Son: No. 18, Chorus. Thou, O Lord Art Our Father
19. Boer War Te Deum
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.
01. The Prodigal Son: No. 1, Introduction
02. The Prodigal Son: No. 2, Chorus. There Is Joy in the Presence of the Angels of God
03. The Prodigal Son: No. 3, Solo. A Certain Man Had Two Sons (Tenor)
04. The Prodigal Son: No. 4, Recit & Aria. My Son, Attend to My Words (Baritone)
05. The Prodigal Son: No. 5, Recit. And the Younger Son Gathered All Together (Soprano)
06. The Prodigal Son: No. 6, Solo & Chorus. Let Us Eat and Drink "The Revel" (Tenor/Chorus)
07. The Prodigal Son: No. 7, Recit & Chorus. Woe unto Them (Mezzo-Soprano/Chorus)
08. The Prodigal Son: No. 8, Solo. Love Not the World (Mezzo-Soprano)
09. The Prodigal Son: No. 9, Recit. And When He Had Spent All (Soprano)
10. The Prodigal Son: No. 10, Aria. O That Thou Hadst Harkened (Soprano)
11. The Prodigal Son: No. 11, Solo. How Many Hired Servants? (Tenor)
12. The Prodigal Son: No. 12, Chorus. There Is Joy … The Sacrifices of God
13. The Prodigal Son: No. 13, Recit & Duet. And He Arose (Soprano/Tenor & Baritone)
14. The Prodigal Son: No. 14, Recit & Aria. Bring Forth the Best Robe (Baritone)
15. The Prodigal Son: No. 15, Chorus. O That Men Would Praise the Lord
16. The Prodigal Son: No. 16, Recit & Aria. No Chastening for the Present (Tenor)
17. The Prodigal Son: No. 17, Quartet. The Lord Is Nigh
18. The Prodigal Son: No. 18, Chorus. Thou, O Lord Art Our Father
19. Boer War Te Deum
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.
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