Prom 37: Elgar's The Apostles with The Hallé

By Katherine Dixson, 13 August 2012

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 10 August 2012

Elgar, The Apostles, Op.49

Rebecca Evans, Blessed Virgin / Angel Gabriel

Alice Coote, Mary Magdalene

Paul Groves, St John / Narrator

Jacques Imbrailo, Jesus

Clive Bayley, Judas

David Kempster, St Peter

The Hallé Choir

The Hallé Youth Choir

London Philharmonic Choir

The Hallé

Sir Mark Elder, Conductor

Thomas Cameron, Tenor

Thomas Kelly, Tenor

Tim Langston, Tenor

Thomas Morss, Tenor

Adam Player, Tenor

Stefan Berkieta, Bass

Matthew Kellett, Bass

Graham McCusker, Bass

Dan Shelvey, Bass

A rousing Resurrection Symphony from the Hallé at the Proms

Patrick Maxwell, 2nd August

Kahchun Wong achieved a gigantic and ambitious landscape of Mahler's Second Symphony at the BBC Proms, even if sometimes lacking in clarity

****1

An overwhelming Resurrection from The Hallé and Kahchun Wong

Rohan Shotton, 16th January

In Bridgewater Hall, Kahchun Wong conducts the second Mahler symphony of his Hallé tenure.

*****

End of a remarkable era: Sir Mark Elder's final Hallé concert

Rohan Shotton, 31st May

Sir Mark Elder conducts the final Manchester concerts of his 24 year Music Directorship of the Hallé, crowned with a memorable Mahler 5.

*****

Premier League Vaughan Williams from The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder

Rohan Shotton, 30th April

Memorable performances of Vaughan Williams' darkest and brightest symphonies at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

*****

A musical journey spanning three centuries with The Hallé

Aaron Davies, 15th March

An enjoyable and vivid performance representing music spanning three centuries of history

****1

In the blood: Elder conducts Gerontius

Richard Ely, 12th March

The Hallé's Elgar Festival concludes with the work the composer wished to be remembered by.

****1

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Katherine Dixson

Katherine is an enthusiastic choral singer. Becoming chairman of her choir proved the catalyst for writing a memoir into which she crammed musical experiences galore, including her own belated musical education and encounters with professional musicians. Combining music, writing and travel is Katherine’s idea of bliss. Her website is here.