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| 1945-04-08 – 1945-04-12 | The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part Two: Softly and gently (Angel / Chorus / Semi-chorus) | | Gladys Ripley, The Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 6:16 |
| 1951-03-23 | The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part Two. XVIII. “Softly and gently” (Angel, chorus, semi-chorus) | | Hallé Choir, Marjorie Thomas, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | 7:42 |
| 1964-12-27 – 1964-12-30 | The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Part II (m) (Angel, chorus, semi-chorus) Softly and gently | | Ambrosian Singers, Janet Baker, Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | 6:56 |
| 1971-07 | The Dream of Gerontius: Softly and gently.... | | Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, London Symphony Chorus, Yvonne Minton, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | 6:18 |
| 1975-05-18 – 1975-07-31 | The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38, Part 2: Softly and gently (Angel) | | John Alldis, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Choir, Helen Watts, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 7:03 |
| 1986-09-06 – 1986-09-08 | The Dream of Gerontius: Softly and gently (Angel, chorus, semi-chorus) | | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle | 7:04 |
| 1988-02-14 – 1988-02-16 | The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II. "Softly and gently" (The Angel) | | Felicity Palmer, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox | 7:14 |
| 1996-11-13 – 1996-11-14 | The Dream of Gerontius, Part II: Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul (Angel) | | Neville Creed, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Sarah Fryer, Waynflete Singers, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill | 7:39 |
| 2005-12-11 – 2005-12-13 | The Dream of Gerontius: Part Two: Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul | live | Edward Elgar | 8:20 |
| 2008-07-15 – 2008-07-19 | The Dream of Gerontius: Softly and gently | | James Burton, Alice Coote, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder | 6:50 |
| 2016-09-16 – 2016-09-20 | The Dream of Gerontius: Part 2: Softly and gently, dearly ransomed soul | | Catherine Wyn-Rogers, RIAS Kammerchor, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim | 7:30 |
| 2022-08-31 | The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38, Part II: No. 20, Softly and gently, dearly‐ransom’d soul (Angel) | | Jamie Barton, Hallé Choir, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner | 5:54 |
| 2024-04-05 | The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Pt. 2: No. 12. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge - No. 13. Softly and Gently, Dearly-Ransomed Soul | live | Cambridge Clare College Alumni Choir, Cambridge University Symphony Chorus, Dominante, Helsinki Chamber Choir, Helsinki Music Centre Choir, Christine Rice, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon | 7:36 |
| The Dream of Gerontius op. 38: Part 2 Fig. 126ff: Softly and gently (Angel / Souls in Purgatory / Choir of Angelicals) | | Karen Cargill, Huddersfield Choral Society, RNCM Chamber Choir, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins | 6:45 |
| The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38, Part 2: Softly and Gently (Angel / Chorus / Semi‐chorus) | | Brian Kay, Ian Tracey, Malcolm Stewart, Michael George, Huddersfield Choral Society, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Stephen Disley, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley | 6:38 |
| The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38, Part II: Softly and Gently (Angel, Chorus, Semi-Chorus) | | The Ambrosian Singers, Dame Janet Baker, Kim Borg, Hallé Choir, Richard Lewis, Sir John Barbirolli, Eric Chadwick, John McCarthy, Martin Milner | 6:55 |
| The Dream of Gerontius: Part II. "Softly and gently" | | Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, The Ambrosian Singers, Dame Janet Baker, Sir John Barbirolli | 6:22 |
| The Dream of Gerontius: Softly and gently, dearly‐ransomed soul | | London Symphony Chorus, Anne Sofie von Otter, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis | 8:19 |
