Alpesh Chauhan takes you through the sorrow and sweetness of Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde' with soloists Brendan Gunnell and Karen Cargill.

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Mahler's 'Song of the Earth'

Glasgow City Hall

Join us in the magnificent setting of Paisley Abbey for an epic choral masterpiece. Gerontius is a very ordinary sort of human being – and as he lies dying, he’s anguished and afraid. But his cry of longing opens a portal to wonders beyond the imagination. “This is the best of me” wrote Elgar on the score of The Dream of Gerontius, and this epic drama of a lonely soul’s voyage towards eternity can move listeners to tears. Ryan Wigglesworth has form with Elgar: in a previous performance, The Observer noted that he “plumbed the work’s rich meanings, sacred and secular” – and that Brenden Gunnell sang the title role “with feeling but never excess”. Beth Taylor, Neal Davies and the Huddersfield Choral Society complete an all-star line-up for this landmark of British music.

Paisley Abbey: Elgar's Dream of Gerontius

Paisley Abbey

Here is your opportunity to experience Elgar’s epic choral masterpiece in the magnificent setting of the Usher Hall. Gerontius is a very ordinary sort of human being – and as he lies dying, he’s anguished and afraid. But his cry of longing opens a portal to wonders beyond the imagination. “This is the best of me” wrote Elgar on the score of The Dream of Gerontius, and this epic drama of a lonely soul’s voyage towards eternity can move listeners to tears. Ryan Wigglesworth has form with Elgar: in a previous performance, The Observer noted that he “plumbed the work’s rich meanings, sacred and secular” – and that Brenden Gunnell sang the title role “with feeling but never excess”. Beth Taylor, Neal Davies and the Huddersfield Choral Society complete an all-star line-up for this landmark of British music.

Brenden Patrick Gunnell

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 27, 2025

Paisley Abbey: Elgar's Dream of Gerontius · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Mar 2, 2025

Elgar's Dream of Gerontius in Edinburgh · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Nov 16, 2023

Mahler's 'Song of the Earth' · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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