Peter Pears

vocal, conductor

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Yamn
Sharod Stevens
Benjamin Britten
Reverend Grundarr and the Unholy Trinity
Stand Alones (from Austin, TX)

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Yamn vocal Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 1. Oh My Blacke Soule, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 2. Batter My Heart, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 3. O Might Those Sighes and Teares, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 4. Oh, to Vex Me, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 5. What If This Present, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 6. Since She Whom I Loved, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 7. At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 8. Thou Hast Made Me, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 9. Death, Be Not Proud, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 1. Sì come nella penna, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 2. A che più debb'io mai, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 3. Veggio co' bei vostri occhi, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 4. Tu sa' ch'io so, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 5. Rendete a gli occhi miei, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 6. S'un casto amor, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 7. Spirto ben nato, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto LV, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XVI, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXIV, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXX, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXI, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXII, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXVIII, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 1. Oh, my blacke Soule!, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 2. Batter my heart, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 3. Oh might those sighes and teares, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 4. Oh, to vex me, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 5. What if this present, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 6. Since she whom I loved, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 7. At the round earth’s imagined corners, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 8. Thou hast made me, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 9. Death, be not proud, Two Songs: The Pretty Maid Milkin’ Her Cow / The Sprig of Thyme, Winter Words, op. 52: At day‐close in November, Winter Words, op. 52: At the railway station, Upway, Winter Words, op. 52: Before life and after, Winter Words, op. 52: Midnight on the Great Western, Winter Words, op. 52: Proud songsters, Winter Words, op. 52: The choirmaster’s burial, Winter Words, op. 52: Wagtail and baby, Winterreise, D. 911: Auf Dem Flusse "Der du so lustig rauschtest", Winterreise, D. 911: Das Wirtshaus "Auf einen Totenacker", Winterreise, D. 911: Der Greise Kopf "Der Reif hat einen weissen Schein", Winterreise, D. 911: Der Leiermann "Druben hinterm Dorfe steht ein Leitermann", Winterreise, D. 911: Der Lindenbaum "Am Brunnen vor dem Tore", Winterreise, D. 911: Der Strumische Morgen "Wie hat der Sturm zerrissen", Winterreise, D. 911: Der Wegweiser "Was vermeid' ich denn die Wege", Winterreise, D. 911: Die Krahe "Eine Drahe war mit mir", Winterreise, D. 911: Die Nebensonnen "Drei Sonnen sah ich am Himmel steh'n", Winterreise, D. 911: Die Post "Von der Strasse her ein Posthorn klingt", Winterreise, D. 911: Die Wetterfahne "Der Wind spielt mit der Wetterfane", Winterreise, D. 911: Einsamkeit "Wie eine trube Wolke", Winterreise, D. 911: Erstarrung "Ich such' im Schnee vergebens", Winterreise, D. 911: Fruhlingstraum "Ich traumte von bunten Blumen", Winterreise, D. 911: Gute Nacht "Fremd bin ich eingezogen", Winterreise, D. 911: Im Dorfe "Es bellen die Hunde, es rasseln die Ketten", Winterreise, D. 911: Irrlicht "In die tiefsten Felsengrunde", Winterreise, D. 911: Letzte Hoffnung "Hie und da ist an den Baumen", Winterreise, D. 911: Mut "Fliegt der Schnee mir in's Cesicht", Winterreise, D. 911: Nicht zu langsam "Gefror'ne Tropfen fallen", Winterreise, D. 911: Rast "Mun merk' ich erst, wie mud' ich bin", Winterreise, D. 911: Ruckblick "Es brennt mir unter beiden Sohlen", Winterreise, D. 911: Tauschung "Ein Licht tanzt freundlich vor mir her", Winterreise, D. 911: Wasserflut "Manche Thran' aus meinen Augen", Winterreise, Nr. 24: "Der Leiermann"
Sharod Stevens vocal St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, II. Rezitativ "Da Jesus diese Rede", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, IV. Rezitativ "Da versammelten sich die Hohenpriester", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, V. Chor "Ja nicht auf das Fest", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, VI. Rezitativ "Da nun Jesus", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, VII. Chor "Wozu dienet dieser Unrat?", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, VIII. Rezitativ "Da das Jesus merkete", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XI. Rezitativ "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XIII. Rezitativ "Aber am ersten Tage", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XV. Rezitativ "Er sprach: Gehet hin", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XVII. Rezitativ "Er antwortete und sprach", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XX. Rezitativ "Und da sie den Lobgesang", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXII. Rezitativ "Petrus aber antwortete", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXIV. Rezitativ "Da kam Jesus", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXVII. Rezitativ "Und ging hin ein wenig", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXX. Rezitativ "Und er kam zu seinen Jüngern", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXXII. Rezitativ "Und er kam", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXXIV. Rezitativ "Und siehe, einer aus denen", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, L. Rezitativ "Und er warf die Silberlinge", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LII. Rezitativ "Sie hielten aber einen Rat", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LIV. Rezitativ "Auf das Fest aber hatte", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LIX. Rezitativ "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LVI. Rezitativ "Der Landpfleger sagte", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXII. Rezitativ "Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXIV. Rezitativ "Und da sie ihn verspottet", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXVII. Rezitativ "Und da sie an die Stätte", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXVIII. Rezitativ "Desgleichen schmäheten ihn", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXI. Rezitativ "Und von der sechsten Stunde", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXIII. Rezitativ mit Chor "Und siehe da", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXVI. Rezitativ "Und Joseph nahm den Leib", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLII. Rezitativ "Und der Hohepriester", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLIII. Rezitativ "Da speieten sie" - Chor "Weissage uns", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLIX. Rezitativ "Des Morgens aber" - Chor "Was gehet uns das an?", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLV. 45 Rezitativ "Petrus aber saß draußen im Palast" - Chor "Wahrlich, du bist auch einer von denen", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLVI. Rezitativ "Da hub er an, sich zu verfluchen", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XXXIX. Rezitativ "Und wiewohl viel falsche Zeugen herzutraten", St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XXXVII. Rezitativ "Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten"
Benjamin Britten vocal Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act I, Scene II. "He's much too busy" (Albert), Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act II, Scene II. "Albert the Good!" (Albert), Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act II, Scene II. "Heaven helps those who help themselves!" (Albert), Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act III. "Albert...!" (All), Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act III. "I can't remember everything" (Albert), Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act III. "I'm sorry about that" (Albert), Albert Herring, Op. 39: Act III. "In the midst of life is death" (All), Folksong: Avenging and Bright, Folksong: Sally in Our Alley, Folksong: The Bonny Earl O' Moray, Folksong: The Last Rose of Summer, Spring Symphony, op. 44: II. The merry cuckoo, Spring Symphony, op. 44: III. Spring, Spring Symphony, op. 44: IX. When will my May come, Spring Symphony, op. 44: VII. Waters above, Spring Symphony, op. 44: X. Fair and fair, Spring Symphony, op. 44: XII. Finale: "London, to thee I do present", The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: At the round earth's imagin'd corners, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Batter my heart, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Death be not proud, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh might those sighes and teares, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh my blacke Soule!, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh, to vex me, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Since she whom I loved, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Thou hast made me, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: What if this present, The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation VII / Act I, Scene 8. Duet "At Night" (Quint, Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose), The Turn of the Screw: Act II, Variation VIII / Act II, Scene 1. Duet "Colloquy and Soliloquy" (Miss Jessel, Quint, Governess), The Turn of the Screw: Act II, Variation XI / Act II, Scene 4. "The Bedroom" (Miles, Governess, Quint), The Turn of the Screw: Act II, Variation XII / Act II, Scene 5. "Quint" (Quint), The Turn of the Screw: Act II, Variation XV / Act II, Scene 8. "Miles" (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Quint), The Turn of the Screw: Prologue (The Prologue), War Requiem, Op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: What Passing-Bells for These Who Die as Cattle?, War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies irae: Move Him Into the Sun, War Requiem, Op. 66: V. Agnus dei: One Ever Hangs
Reverend Grundarr and the Unholy Trinity vocal Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, II. "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte" / Teil I, III. Corale "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, IVa. "Da versammelten sich die Hohenpriester" / Teil I, IVb. Cori "Ja nicht auf das Fest", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, IVc. "Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien" / Teil I, IVd. Coro "Wozu dienet dieser Unrat", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, IVe. "Da das Jesus merkete", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, IXa. "Aber am ersten Tage der süssen Brot" / Teil I, IXb. Coro "Wo willst du, dass wir dir bereiten" / Teil I, IXc. "Er sprach: Gehet hin in die Stadt" / Teil I, X. Corale "Ich bin's, ich sollte büssen", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, VI. Aria (Alto) "Buss und Reu" / Teil I, VII. "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XI. "Er antwortete und sprach", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XIV. "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten / Teil I, XV. Corale "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XVI. "Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm" / Teil I, XVII. Corale "Ich will hier bei dir stehen", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XVIII. "Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einen Hofe", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XXIV. "Und er kam zu seinen Jüngern"/ Teil I, XXV. Corale "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XXVI. "Und er kam und fand sie aber schlafend", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, XXVIII. "Und siehe, einer aus denen, die mit Jesu waren", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LIIIa. "Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte" / Teil II, LIV. Corale "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" / Teil II, LV. "Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LVIIIa. "Und da sie an die Stätte kamen" / Teil II, LVIIIc. "Desgleichen auch die Hohenpriester", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXIIIa. "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriss", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXIa. "Und von der sechsten Stunde an", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIa. "Und Joseph nahm den Leib", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, La. "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr" / Teil II, Lb. Cori "Lass ihn kreuzigen", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XLIII. "Sie hielten aber einen Rat", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XLIa. "Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohepriester" / Teil II, XLIc. "Und er warf die Silberlinge in den Tempel", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XLVII. "Der Landpfleger sagte" / Teil II, XLVIII. Recitativo (Soprano) "Er hat uns allen wohlgetan", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XLVa. "Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger Gewohnheit" / Teil II, XLVI. Corale "Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXI. "Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten" / Teil II, XXXII. Corale "Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht'", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXIII. "Und wiewohl viel falsche Zeugen herzutraten", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXV. Aria (Tenore) "Geduld! Wenn mich falsche Zungen stechen" / Teil II, XXXVIa. "Und der Hohepriester antwortete" / Teil II, XXXVIc. "Da speieten sie aus" / Teil II, XXXVII. Corale "Wer hat dich so geschlagen", Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXVIIIa. "Petrus aber sass draussen im Palast" / Teil II, XXXVIIIc. "Da hub er an, sich zu verfluchen"
Stand Alones vocal Choral Dances from "Gloriana", Hankin Booby, Ode for St Cecilia’s Day: Accompagnato "But bright Cecilia rais’d the wonder higher", Ode for St Cecilia’s Day: Aria "Sharp violins proclaim their jealous pangs", Ode for St Cecilia’s Day: Recitative "From harmony, from heav’nly harmony", Ode for St Cecilia’s Day: Solo and Chorus "The trumpet’s loud clangor", St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, II. Recitative "Jesus went with His disciples" (Evangelist, Jesus), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, IV. Recitative "So that the word might be fulfilled" (Evangelist, Jesus), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, VI. Recitative "The band then, together with the captain" (Evangelist), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, VIII. Recitative "Simon Peter also followed" (Evangelist), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, X. Recitative "Now that same disciple" (Evangelist, Mary, Peter, Jesus, Servent), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, XI. Chorus "Ah, who would dare to smite Thee?" (Evangelist), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, XII. Recitative "Now Annas sent Him bound", St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XVI. Recitative "Then led they Jesus" (Evangelist, Jesus), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XVIII. Recitative "And Pilate said unto Him" (Evangelist, Pilate, Jesus), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXI. And when the soldiers (recitative) et. al., St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXIII. But the Jews cried out and said (recitative) et. al., St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXIX. And from that hour (recitative), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXV. And there crucified they Him (recitative) et. al., St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXVII. And then did the soldiers (recitative) et. al., St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXIII. And then, behold (recitative), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXVI. The Jews, therefore (recitative), St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXVIII. And after this, Joseph of Arimathea (recitative)
Sir William Walton vocal Façade: A Man from a Far Countree, Façade: Black Mrs. Behemoth, Façade: By the Lake, Façade: Country Dance, Façade: En famille, Façade: Fanfare - Hornpipe, Façade: Four in the Morning, Façade: Fox-Trot, Façade: Jodelling Song, Façade: Long Steel Grass, Façade: Lullaby for Jumbo, Façade: Mariner Man, Façade: Polka, Façade: Popular Song, Façade: Scotch Rhapsody, Façade: Sir Beelzebub, Façade: Something Lies Beyond the Scene, Façade: Tango-Pasodoble, Façade: Tarantella, Façade: Through Gilded Trellises, Façade: Valse
Guillaume Couture vocal Dowland: Can She Excuse?, Dowland: Come, Heavy Sleep, Dowland: Dear, If You Change, Dowland: Shall I Sue?, Dowland: Stay, Time, Dowland: Sweet, Stay Awhile, Dowland: Weep You No More, Ford: Fair, Sweet, Cruel, John Dowland (1563-1626): I Saw My Lady Weep, Morley: It Was A Lover and His Lass, Morley: Who Is It?, Philip Rosseter (1567/8-1623): What Then Is Love?, Rosseter: If She Forsake Me, Rosseter: When Laura Smiles, Thomas Ford (d.1648): Come, Phyllis, Thomas Morley (1557/8-c.1603): Absence
Twin Red vocal Les Illuminations, op. 18: I. Fanfare, Les Illuminations, op. 18: II. Villes, Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIa. Phrase, Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIb. Antique, Les Illuminations, op. 18: IV. Royauté, Les Illuminations, op. 18: IX. Départ, Les Illuminations, op. 18: V. Marine, Les Illuminations, op. 18: VI. Interlude, Les Illuminations, op. 18: VII. Being beauteous, Les Illuminations, op. 18: VIII. Parade, Szenen aus Goethes Faust: Dritte Abteilung. Ewiger Wonnebrand, Willow, Willow
E & G vocal Act 1 (Concl.) 'Figlio, Che Fai?', Act 1 (Part 2); 'Popolo Di Pekino!', Act 2 (Concl.); 'In Questa Reggia', Act 2 (Part 1); 'Ola Pang!, Ola Pong!', Act 3 (Concl.): 'Principessa Di Morte!', Act 3 (Part 1); 'Cesi Comanda Turandot'
Giacomo Puccini vocal Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Figlio del Cielo!", Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Gelo che ti dà foco", Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Gloria, gloria, o vincitore! - Figlio del cielo! Padre augusto!", Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Straniero, ascolta", Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Tre enigmi m'hai proposto", Turandot: Act II, Scene II. "Un giuramento atroce mi costringe"
DALLJUB STEP CLUB vocal Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "Hi! Give us a hand!" (Peter), Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. "What harbour shelters peace" (Peter), Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter), Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. "Go there!" (Peter), Peter Grimes: Prologue. "The truth...the pity...and the truth" (Peter)
Mat3or vocal Cantata No. 108 "Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe", BWV 108: II. Aria "Mich kann kein Zweifel stören" (Tenor), Cantata No. 108 "Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe", BWV 108: III. Recitativo "Dein Geist wird mich also regieren" (Tenor), Cantata No. 127 "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr'r Mensch und Gott", BWV 127: II. Recitativo "Wenn Alles sich zur letzten Zeit entsetzet" (Tenor), Cantata No. 67 "Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ", BWV 67: II. Aria "Mein Jesus ist erstanden" (Tenor)
Paul Sutphin vocal The Dream of Gerontius: But hark! A grand mysterious harmony, The Dream of Gerontius: But hark! Upon my sense comes a fierce hubbub..., The Dream of Gerontius: I see not those false spirits...
Katie Ambrose vocal The Dream of Gerontius: Jesu, Maria, I am near to death..., The Dream of Gerontius: Rouse thee, my fainting soul..., The Dream of Gerontius: Sanctis fortis, Sanctus Deus....
AmVitamin B vocal War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?", War Requiem, op. 66: V. Agnus Dei: "One ever hangs where shelled roads part"
Edward Elgar vocal The Dream of Gerontius op. 38 Part I. Jesu, Maria - I am near to death, The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: 'But Hark! a grand mysterious harmony...Praise to the Holiest in the Height'
Boo Boo vocal Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Benedictus, Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Domine Deus
Peter Warlock vocal Corpus Christi
John Ireland vocal "Hymn for a Child"
Claire Hadidjenar vocal War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: "It seemed that out of battle I escaped"
Acheront vocal War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: "Move him into the sun"
Melvin "Leon" Short vocal Szenen aus Goethes Faust: Zweite Abteilung. Die ihr dies Haupt umschwebt im luft'gem Kreise
Thomas R Forrester vocal The Dream of Gerontius: I go before my Judge...
Paddy Ryan vocal War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: "Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to Death"
Witold Lutosławski vocal Paroles tissées
Hoyle Jones vocal The Dream of Gerontius: It is a member of that family....
宇佐美奈々子 vocal The Dream of Gerontius: I went to sleep....