Finnish Radio Orchestra, Nicholas Collon, Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

“This is the best I can do,” wrote Edward Elgar in 1900 at the end of the manuscript for Gerontius’ Dream. This impressive and modern new recording by the Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nicholas Collon features Elgar’s magnum opus performed by mezzo-soprano Christine Rice, tenor John Findon, and baritone Roderick Williams, alongside singers from five different choirs: the Music Centre Choir, the Cambridge University Symphony Choir, Dominant, the Helsinki Chamber Choir, and alumni of the Clare College Cambridge Choir.