Two recordings of this work made 23 years apart, under John Barbirolli and Simon Rattle, both featured Janet Baker as a figure who sings the line
Two recordings of this work made 23 years apart, under John Barbirolli and Simon Rattle, both featured Janet Baker as a figure who sings the line "You cannot now / cherish a wish which ought to be wished" in a duet with the tenor soloist. An F-major melody marked "dolce e legato" opens the second section of this work, much of which is in 3/4 time. This work's score contains the instruction "For one moment, must every instrument exert its fullest force" at the end of an orchestral crescendo that follows a bass aria sung by the Angel of Agony. Various orchestral themes in this work were given names like "Fear" and "Judgement" in an analysis by the publisher August Jaeger. The title character's "Soul" has a dramatic encounter with God at theclimax of this work, which follows its orchestral prelude with the prayer "Jesu, Maria Â– I am near to death". For 10 points, name this oratorio that sets text from a poem by John Henry Newman and was composed by Edward Elgar.
Two recordings of this work made 23 years apart, under John Barbirolli and Simon Rattle, both featured Janet Baker as a figure who sings the line
The Dream of Gerontius [or Edward Elgar's Opus 38]