Goossens: The Apocalypse
Grant Dickson, Gregory Yurisich, Raymond McDonald, Ronald Dowd, Narelle Tapping, Lauris Elms
Peter Seymour, Myer Fredman
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Goossens: The Apocalypse
Grant Dickson, Gregory Yurisich, Raymond McDonald, Ronald Dowd, Narelle Tapping, Lauris Elms
Peter Seymour, Myer Fredman
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About
Eugene Goossens most ambitious and epic work, The Apocalypse, has had few performances since its premiere in Sydney Town Hall in 1954. This recording was made to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in 1982. It is a grand work, full of colours and drama, and in the words of conductor Myer Fredman, 'the orchestration is brilliant'.
Contents and tracklist
- Lauris Elms (contralto), Gregory Yurisich (baritone), Grant Dickson (bass), Raymond McDonald (tenor), Ronald Dowd (tenor), Narelle Tapping (mezzo-soprano)
- Sydney Philharmonia Choir, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Myer Fredman
- Recorded: 13 November 1982
- Recording Venue: Live recording, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Pt. 1: The Sounding of the Trumpets - The Cataclysms - The Bottomless Pit - The Four and Twenty Elders (Live)
Track length6:20
Awards and reviews
November 2018
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