DESCRIPTION:
Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

The Apostles Op. 49 (Die Apostel; Les Apôtres), oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra. First performance in 1903.

The Blessed Virgin, The Angel Gabriel : Alison Hargan, soprano
Mary Magdalene : Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
St John : David Rendall, tenor
St Peter : Bryn Terfel, bass
Jesus : Stephen Roberts, bass
Judas : Robert Lloyd, bass

London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Roderick Elms, organ

Conducted by Richard Hickox
1990
- Paintings : Le Départ des Apôtres allant prêcher L' Evangile by Charles Gleyre/ La Dernière Cène (The Sacrament of the Last Supper) by Salvador Dalí)
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The work is in two parts and seven sections, each played without a break. Words were selected by Elgar from the New Testament and Apocrypha.

1."Prologue" (Chorus & Orchestra)
Part 1
2. I. - "The Calling of the Apostles". (tenor "And it came to pass in those days". (In The Mountain - Night).
3. The Dawn
4. Morning Psalm
5. Chorus The Lord Hath Chosen Them
6. II - "By the Wayside".
III - "By the Sea of Galilee".
7. Tenor "And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples"

In The Tower of Magdala
8. O Lord Almighty, God Of Israel (Mary Magdalene)
9. This shall ye Have of mine hand (Mary Magdalene)

In Caesarea Philippi
10. When Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi (Tenor)
11. And I will give unto Thee (Jesus)

In Capernaum
12. "Turn ye to the stronghold," (Chorus)

Part 2
1. Introduction
IV - "The Betrayal".
2. And it came to pass in those days (Tenor)
3. Then gathered the chief priests and pharisees (Chorus)
4. In Gethsemane -
In the Palace of the High Priest
5. Then Judas, which had betrayed Him (Contralto)
The Temple
6. Without The Temple
7. V - "Golgotha".
8. VI -. "At the Sepulchre".
VIII - "The Ascension".
9. We trusted that it had been He (The Apostles)
10. Give us one heart, and one way (The Apostles)