John Hancock - Dream of Gerontius / Symphony No 1 - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

Elgar / Connolly / Skelton / Soar / Bbc Sym - Dream of Gerontius & Sea Pictures [SUPER-AUDIO CD] Hybrid SACD date 10/28/2014

Frequently cited as an influence by major forces within today's rap, hip-hop and spoken word movements, Gil Scott-Heron's early fusion of poetry, jazz and socio-political consciousness broke onto the scene with an incredible force. This collection of his best work (from his 3 Flying Dutchman releases '70-'72) features some of his best known pieces, including InchThe Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedInch and InchWhitey on the Moon.Inch

• Excerpted from a Q&A with the late Colin Davis...Q Sir Colin, Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius is very popular in the UK but heard less often inGermany. Why do you think that is?A That is hard to explain. As a young man, Elgar was quite famous in Germany. The work was performedin Dusseldorf.• Richard Strauss attended, and acknowledged the work's significance.• Perhaps Gerontius is less well known because the text appears to have come straight from the Vatican.• This work also addresses the issue of dying. If you think what it must be like on your deathbed, you startto dream - that is Gerontius' dream.