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| Composer | Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1903 |
| Work type | Choral |
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Preaching to the converted: The Apostles at the Three Choirs
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Adrian Partington and the Philharmonia give an impersonal, soporific rendition of Elgar's The Apostles at Gloucester Cathedral.
Prom 37: Elgar's The Apostles with The Hallé
If you’ve never been to a grand-scale choral work at the Royal Albert Hall, I’d urge you to do so at the earliest opportunity. This wasn’t my first visit to the Proms, and I’ve experienced oratorios, requiems and passions galore in other places, but to hear hundreds of accomplished singers filling this vast circular space was new territory for me. The hall seemed made for the occasion.