Title: Elgar: The Kingdom Artist: Francesca Chiejina Label: Signum Classics Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 635212089620 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-05-09 Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in the recently restored 1875 Victorian Theatre at Alexandra Palace, Crouch End Festival Chorus and David Temple present Elgar's The Kingdom. Joined by London Mozart Players the soloists include Francesca Chiejina, Dame Sarah Connolly Benjamin Hulett and Ashley Riches. Arguably Elgar's least well-known choral work, The Kingdom is a mixture of gentle conversational sections and astonishing dramatic passages, and David Temple believes it is the quality of the orchestral writing that elevates it to justifiably sit alongside Elgar's other notable works. "I am so taken with it It is a gem from the first note to the last, and my desire to share this as widely as possible is reinforced by the present recording One thing that cannot happen in a concert performance is 'repeated listening'. A recording, by contrast, holds an open invitation at the end to return to the beginning! This drip-feed allows the music to be deeply absorbed, and it is this which I believe will enable The Kingdom's true quality to be more widely appreciated" - David Temple.
Tracks: 1.6 Kingdom, Op. 51~III. Pentecost: In the Upper Room, In Solomon's Porch: Contralto. And suddenly there came from heaven 2.1 Kingdom, Op. 51~IV. The Sign of Healing: At the Beautiful Gate: Contralto. Then they that gladly received his word
