Henry Wood
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RecommendedAnniversary Collectors Edition
George Maran, Ivor Newton (piano), Betty Dolemore (soprano), Robert Speaight (narrator), Harry Gabb (organ)
London String Quartet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luton Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Henry Wood
The sole CD premiere is the 1955 On Wenlock Edge by George Maran, a German-based American tenor - pleasant-toned enough but distinctly previous in enunciation, no match for Pears/Britten, or... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Albert Sammons Plays Elgar
Albert Sammons (violin), New Queen’s Hall Orchestra, William Murdoch, Henry Wood
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About a Hundred Years (1899-1943)
Thomas Alva Edison (narrator), Johannes Brahms (piano), Emile Berliner (narrator), George Graham (narrator), Istvan Torok (harpsichord), Pege (violin), Enrico Caruso (tenor), Francesco Tamagno (tenor), Sarah Bernhardt (narrator), Joseph Joachim (violin), Nellie Melba (soprano), Herman Bemberg (piano),...
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The Harold Wayne Collection, Vol. 7 (1901-1908)
David Bispham (baritone), Claude Debussy (piano), Mary Garden (soprano), Charles Santley (baritone), Emma Albani (soprano), Joseph O'Mara (tenor), Frances Saville (soprano), Henry Wood (piano), Martha Wood (soprano), Esther Pallisser (soprano)
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The Eroica belies its eighty-plus years, with lithe, light outer movements, and a funeral march which actually marches, but still retains emotional depth. The Bach items have worn less well,... —
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Sir George Grove: The Crystal Palace (1926)
Charles Santley (baritone), Adelina Patti (soprano), Edward Lloyd (tenor), Belle Cole (contralto), Emma Albani (soprano), Robert Watkin-Mills (bass), George Henschel (baritone), Barton McGuckin (tenor), David Bispham (baritone), Lillian Nordica (soprano), Ben Davies (tenor), Andrew Black (baritone),...
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Dame Clara Butt
Clara Butt (mezzo-soprano), Maurice D'Oisly (tenor), Harold Craxton (piano), Studio pianist (piano), Studio organist (organ)
Studio orchestra, Hamilton Harty Orchestra, Beth Beth Steele, Henry Wood, Hamilton Harty, Thomas Beecham
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Conductor's Gallery, Vol. 4: Sir Henry Wood, Willem Mengelberg, Albert Coates
Louis Zimmermann (violin), Ferdinand Helman (violin), Queens Hall Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Henry Wood, Willem Mengelberg, Albert Coates
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Special offer. Elgar Rediscovered: An Anthology of Forgotten Recordings
May Grafton (narrator & piano), Alfredo Campoli (violin), Harold Pedlar (piano), Stanley Roper (organ), Baker (piano), Fred Taylor (baritone), Frederic Austin (baritone), Maartje Offers (contralto), Albert Sammons (violin), Gerald Moore (piano), May Grafton (piano)
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Copiously detailed presentation and judicious transfers grace a fascinating issue that all experienced Elgarians are sure to appreciate. —
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Great Violinists - Sammons
Albert Sammons (violin)
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, New Queen's Hall Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent, Henry Wood
Albert Sammons' 1929 account of Elgar's Violin Concerto with Sir Henry Wood and the New Queen's Hall Orchestra remains the finest version ever made, outstripping even the legendary Menuhin/Elgar... —
