Choir and orchestra perform Elgar's masterpiece

A dying man's final hours, the song of angels, and the soul's journey toward eternity. Cristian Măcelaru conducts the Oslo Philharmonic, the Bergen Philharmonic Choir, the Oslo Philharmonic Choir, and soloists Jamie Barton, Robin Tritschler, and Derek Welton in Edward Elgar's magnificent oratorio The Dream of Gerontius, which has come to stand as one of the finest examples of late Romantic choral music.

When life draws to its close, what awaits the soul on the other side? In Oslo, two of Norway's leading choirs and an international trio of soloists come together under the direction of Cristian Măcelaru to bring this monumental work to life. Vast emotional range, dramatic intensity, and moving tenderness are woven together in Elgar's masterpiece, one of classical music's most heartfelt depictions of what lies beyond.

In Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, the heartfelt and the monumental merge in a musical journey few composers have managed to create with such emotional power.