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The Apostles
The Apostles (Op. 49) is Elgar's 1903 oratorio, the first part of a planned trilogy on Christ and the early church, depicting the calling and mission of the twelve apostles.
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The top alternative to The Apostles in 2026 is The Dream of Gerontius with a score of 9.4/10, followed by Theodora (8.2) and The Apostles (Elgar) (8.0).
The Dream of Gerontius
Elgar’s *The Dream of Gerontius* is a sacred oratorio based on Cardinal Newman’s poem. Composed in 1900, it depicts the...
Theodora
Handel's 1750 oratorio about the early Christian martyr Theodora, reportedly his personal favorite, though it drew poor...
The Apostles (Elgar)
Oratorio by Edward Elgar (op. 49), premiered at the 1903 Birmingham Festival, depicting the calling of the apostles and...
Christus (Liszt)
Christus is Liszt's monumental oratorio completed in 1872, one of the longest works in the genre at nearly three hours,...
Les Béatitudes
César Franck composed this grand oratorio in 1879, setting the biblical Beatitudes to create one of the most ambitious a...
The Music Makers
Ode-setting by Edward Elgar (op. 69, 1912) for contralto, chorus, and orchestra, notable for self-quoting themes from hi...
Job (Parry)
Hubert Parry composed this oratorio in 1892, offering a profound musical exploration of the biblical story of Job's suff...
The Golden Legend
Arthur Sullivan composed this cantata in 1886 for the Leeds Festival, basing it on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem and...
The Light of Life (Lux Christi)
The Light of Life (Lux Christi, Op. 29) is Elgar's 1896 oratorio, his first in the genre, based on the Gospel account of...
King Saul (Parry)
Hubert Parry composed this large-scale oratorio in 1894, dramatizing the tragic biblical reign of King Saul to further t...
The Crucifixion
John Stainer composed this Passion oratorio in 1887, depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to create an enduringly p...
Judith (Parry)
Hubert Parry composed this oratorio in 1888 for the Birmingham Festival, depicting the heroic biblical tale of Judith, w...
La Rédemption
Charles Gounod composed this sacred oratorio in 1882, depicting the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ to create a ma...
Rédemption (Franck)
Composed by César Franck in the early 1870s, this large-scale choral and orchestral work explores profound spiritual the...
The Prodigal Son (Sullivan)
Arthur Sullivan composed this biblical oratorio in 1869 for the Worcester Festival, using text from the Gospel of Luke t...
The Martyr of Antioch
Arthur Sullivan composed this dramatic oratorio in 1880 for the Leeds Festival, adapting Henry Hart Milman's tragic poem...
Eli
Michael Costa's 1855 English oratorio Eli was highly successful during the Victorian era, adapting the biblical story of...
The Company of Heaven (Britten)
BBC radio cantata by Benjamin Britten, first broadcast in 1937, setting texts on the theme of angels and later revised f...
The Light of the World (Sullivan)
Arthur Sullivan composed this sacred oratorio in 1873 for the Birmingham Festival, depicting the earthly life of Jesus C...
The Veil (Cowen)
Oratorio by British composer Frederic Cowen, one of several large-scale choral works he produced during the Victorian an...
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