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Elgar conducts Elgar

The complete recordings 1914 -1925 in new digital transfers from Elgar’s own record library

Charles Mott (baritone), Henry Ainley (speaker), Agnes Nicholls (soprano), Marie Hall (violin), Beatrice Harrison (cello), Leila Megane (contralto)

The Symphony Orchestra & Royal Albert Hall Orchestra

Elgar conducts Elgar
Superb repackaging of Elgar's earliest recordings, before he re-made many works electrically. Sound is limited, but the music-making wonderfully evokes a vanished era.

BBC Music Magazine, June 20125 out of 5 stars

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Elgar conducts Elgar

The complete recordings 1914 -1925 in new digital transfers from Elgar’s own record library

Charles Mott (baritone), Henry Ainley (speaker), Agnes Nicholls (soprano), Marie Hall (violin), Beatrice Harrison (cello), Leila Megane (contralto)

The Symphony Orchestra & Royal Albert Hall Orchestra

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Superb repackaging of Elgar's earliest recordings, before he re-made many works electrically. Sound is limited, but the music-making wonderfully evokes a vanished era.

BBC Music Magazine, June 20125 out of 5 stars

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Andrew Neill writes: “Edward Elgar became an early star of the gramophone and the recordings he made (and supervised) between 1914 and 1934 remain among the great contributions to the recorded repertoire… Elgar was absolutely sure of himself as a conductor of his own works… He never tried to disguise the fact that his own music thrilled and delighted him.” This collection includes such gems as Beatrice Harrison playing the Cello Concerto and Fringes of the Flleet and will be of great interest to collectors.

Contents and tracklist

Elgar: Carissima
Work length3:48
Elgar: The Sanguine Fan, Op. 81
Work length4:28
The Sanguine Fan, Op. 81: Moderato, Maestoso
Track length4:28
Elgar: Fringes of the Fleet
Work length14:31
  • Charles Mott (baritone), Frederick Henry (baritone), Frederick Stewart (baritone), Harry Barratt (baritone)
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Edward Elgar
  • Recorded: 4 July 1917
No. 1. The Lowestoft Boat
Track length3:51
No. 2. Fate's Discourtesy
Track length3:59
No. 3. Submarines
Track length3:07
No. 4. The Sweepers
Track length3:34
Elgar: The Fringes of the Fleet: No. 5. Inside the Bar (version for unaccompanied 4 baritones)
Work length3:08
  • Charles Mott (baritone), Frederick Henry (baritone), Frederick Stewart (baritone), Harry Barratt (baritone)
  • Recorded: 27 July 1917
Elgar: Carillon, Op. 75
Work length7:06
  • Henry Ainley (narrator)
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Edward Elgar
  • Recorded: 29 January 1915
Elgar: Polonia
Work length8:20
Elgar: Starlight Express, Op. 78
Work length30:05
  • Charles Mott (baritone), Agnes Nicholls (soprano)
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Edward Elgar
  • Recorded: 18 February 1916
Act I: To the Children: O children, open your arms to me
Track length4:34
Act II: Come Little Winds: Wake up you little night winds
Track length2:45
Act II: The Pine Forest: The Sun has Gone, "Curfew Song"
Track length4:43
Act II: I'm ev'rywhere: I'm ev'rywhere, "Laughter Song"
Track length2:19
Act II: The Blue-eyed Fairy: There's a fairy that hides in the beautiful eyes …
Track length3:15
Act II: O, stars shine brightly: First to appear was the Laugher
Track length3:45
Act III: My Old Tunes: My old tunes are rather broken
Track length4:23
Act III: Hearts must be soft shiny dressed
Track length4:21
Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town'
Work length4:12
Cockaigne, Op. 40, "In London Town": Overture
Track length4:12
Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Op. 50
Work length16:04
  • Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
  • Sir Edward Elgar
  • Recorded: 30 December 1921 / 26 October 1923
Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Work length16:02
  • Marie Pauline Hall (violin)
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Edward Elgar
  • Recorded: 16 December 1916
I. Allegro
Track length4:03
II. Andante
Track length4:09
III. Cadenza (accompagnata: Lento)
Track length3:49
III. Allegro molto
Track length4:01
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Work length16:10
I. Adagio - Moderato
Track length4:10
II. Lento - Allegro molto
Track length3:52
III. Adagio
Track length4:00
IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo
Track length4:08
Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Work length3:51
Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (version for orchestra)
Track length3:51
Elgar: Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1
Work length4:10
Elgar: Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf
Work length3:23
Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30: A Little Bird in the Air
Track length3:23
Excerpt,Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Work length4:40
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38: Prelude - Angel's Farewell
Track length4:40
Elgar: The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi'
Work length4:50
The Light of Life, Op. 29: Meditation
Track length4:50
Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Work length18:04
  • Leila Megane (contralto)
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Edward Elgar
  • Recorded: 10 November 1922 / 8 January 1923
No. 1. Sea Slumber-Song
Track length4:07
No. 2. In Haven (Capri)
Track length1:39
No. 3. Sabbath Morning at Sea
Track length4:50
No. 4. Where Corals Lie
Track length2:49
No. 5. The Swimmer
Track length4:39
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Work length26:19
Theme: Andante
Track length1:24
Variation 1: C. A. E. (The Composer's Wife)
Track length1:51
Variation 2: H. D. S-P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell)
Track length0:41
Variation 3: R. B. T. (Richard Baxter Townshend)
Track length1:17
Variation 4: W. M. B. (William Meath Baker)
Track length0:32
Variation 5: R. P. A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)
Track length1:59
Variation 6: Ysobel (Isabel Fitton)
Track length1:23
Variation 7: Troyte (Troyte Griffith)
Track length0:59
Variation 8: W. N. (Winifred Norbury)
Track length1:32
Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger)
Track length1:51
Variation 10: Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny)
Track length2:19
Variation 11: G. R. S. (George Robertson Sinclair)
Track length0:50
Variation 12: B. G. N. (Basil G. Nevinson)
Track length2:37
Variation 13: Romanza: *** (Lady Mary Lygon)
Track length2:20
Variation 14: Finale: E. D. U. (The Composer)
Track length4:44
Excerpt,Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39
Work length8:25
No. 1 in D major
Track length4:32
No. 4 in G major
Track length3:53
Elgar: Bavarian Dances (3)
Work length9:46
No. 1. The Dance: Allegro giocoso
Track length3:08
No. 2. Lullaby: Moderato
Track length3:39
No. 3. The Marksman: Allegro vivace
Track length2:59
Elgar: Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, Op. 86 (after Bach, BWV 537)
Work length7:59
Fantasia
Track length4:32
Fugue
Track length3:27
Elgar: Handel - Overture in D minor (arr. from Chandos Anthem No. 2)
Work length4:32
Elgar: The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a
Work length9:45
I. Overture
Track length1:19
II. Serenade
Track length2:05
IV. Sun Dance
Track length1:50
V. Fairy Pipers
Track length2:40
VII. Fairies and Giants
Track length1:51
Elgar: The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b
Work length8:42
I. March
Track length1:55
II. The Little Bells
Track length1:51
III. Moths and Butterflies
Track length1:17
V. The Tame Bear
Track length1:47
VI. The Wild Bears
Track length1:52
The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a
Work length7:38
  • Recorded: 22 May 1919
I. Overture
Track length1:21
IV. Sun Dance
Track length1:51
V. Fairy Pipers
Track length2:34
VII. Fairies and Giants
Track length1:52
The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b
Work length3:20
  • Recorded: 22 May 1919
I. March
Track length1:56
III. Moths and Butterflies
Track length1:24
Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Work length45:43
  • Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
  • Sir Edward Elgar
  • Recorded: 5 and 20 March 1924 / 16 April 1925
I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente
Track length13:32
II. Larghetto
Track length12:12
III. Rondo
Track length7:41
IV. Moderato e maestoso
Track length12:18

Awards and reviews

June 2012

Superb repackaging of Elgar's earliest recordings, before he re-made many works electrically. Sound is limited, but the music-making wonderfully evokes a vanished era.
5 out of 5 stars

February 2012

it’s legitimate to wonder whether a set of Elgar’s acoustic recordings made between 1914 and 1925 merits serious attention. The answer is an emphatic yes.

19th April 2013

Lani Spahr has done a splendid job with these transfers, breathing new life into recordings, the oldest of which is now 99 years old. One takes it as read that the sound is limited but the spirit and character of the music comes across loud and clear. Impressively documented and presented this set is a major document, invaluable as part of our appreciation of one of England’s greatest composers.

Elgar’s acoustic recordings have been issued before, but these transfers from the composer’s own gramophone library sound a lot clearer — some of them, paradoxically the earlier ones, remarkably so...this set is a precious historical document, not least for 1917’s charming Fringes of the Fleet.
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