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Edward Gardner

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Elgars Masterpiece, *The Dream of Gerontius*Gardner, a leading authority on British music, assembled a stellar cast for thisBBC Proms Live!*The Dream of Gerontius*, which Elgar himself inscribed in the autograph score as the best of me. This 1900 work, *The Dream of Gerontius*, solidified the success Elgar had achieved with his *Enigma Variations* in 1899. This recording was made live at the Royal Albert Hall during the 2022 BBC Proms. It is a renowned performance that *The Guardian* described as a performance guided by perfect judgment.Based on the poetry of Cardinal John Henry Newman, *The Dream of Gerontius* depicts the spiritual journey of a man on his deathbed as he faces Gods judgment after death and is led to Purgatory; it serves as a deeply Catholic meditation on death, judgment, and the afterlife. Rather than a traditional oratorio, it can be described as a beautiful and mystical spi