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Elgar - The Kingdom 2025

lgar’s unjustly neglected ‘greatest choral masterpiece’ (Jeremy Dibble) is given an outstanding new recording by conductor David Temple, Crouch End Festival Chorus, London Mozart Players, and soloists Francesca Chiejina, Dame Sarah Connolly, Benjamin Hulett and Ashley Riches.

Composed in 1906 after The Dream of Gerontius and The Apostles, The Kingdom depicts the lives of Christ’s disciples and the community of the early church with a mixture of gentle conversational sections and astonishing dramatic passages. Recorded in the recently restored Victorian Theatre at Alexandra Palace, its fluid musical narrative is both arresting and profoundly moving.

Echoing Sir Adrian Boult, David Temple considers the oratorio to be Elgar’s pinnacle achievement. ‘I truly believe The Kingdom to be Elgar’s greatest choral work. It is a gem from the first note to the last.’

101 Prelude.mp3
102 The Disciples and the Holy Women 'Seek first the Kingdom'.mp3
103 Peter 'Men and brethren'.mp3
104 Mary and Mary Magdalene 'The singers are before the altar'.mp3
105 Tenor 'And when the day of Pentecost was fully come'.mp3
106 Contralto 'And suddenly there came from heaven'.mp3
107 Peter 'Ye men of Judea'.mp3
201 Contralto 'Then they that gladly received his word'.mp3
202 Contralto 'And as they spake'.mp3
203 The Disciples and the Holy Women 'The voice of joy'.mp3
204 John 'Give thanks first for the Cup'.mp3
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