Elgar - May Song
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Elgar Remastered
By Lani Spahr
Beatrice Harrison (cello), Princess Victoria H.R.H. (piano), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), New Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Festival Choir, Sir Edward Elgar, Lawrance Collingwood
So many details in the First Symphony stand out as never before. —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2016, Orchestral Choice
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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…James Judd… gives Elgar's early overture an enhanced sense of seriousness and nobility that gives an individual slant to what is undoubtedly a highly competitive performance. The ensuing programme... —
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…the principal focus of this disc is the composer's solo piano arrangement of the Enigma Variations, and unlikely as it might seem the music sound surprisingly effective in this form. …Wass... —
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The Elgar Edition: The Complete Electrical Recordings
RecommendedSteuart Wilson (Gerontius), Margaret Balfour (Angel), Herbert Heyner (The Priest/The Angel of the Agony), Tudor Davies (Gerontius), Horace Stevens (The Angel of the Agony), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Margaret Balfour (contralto), Beatrice Harrison (cello), Sir Edward Elgar (piano)
London Symphony...
This 9-disc set gathers all of the recordings of Elgar himself conducting (mainly with the LSO), including the Violin Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Historic non-vocal
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These fine pieces are expertly done by Peter Pettinger… full marks to Chandos. —
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Orchestral Favourites Volume VI - Elgar's Nursery Suite
English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
This is really a very worthwhile survey of the lighter Elgar, and the performances are up there with the best. The recording is naturally resonant but has plenty of presence, and David Threasher’s... —
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My Playlist for Sewing & Knitting
Philip Langridge (tenor), Viktor Šimčisko (violin), François-Joël Thiollier (piano), Joel Sachs (piano), Peter Nagy (piano), Hae Won Chang (piano), Yoshiko Iwai (piano), Vladimir Sergeev (violin), Mikael Ayrapetyan (piano), Michael Ludwig (violin), Alison d'Amato (piano), Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra,...
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Elgar: The Violin Music
Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Benjamin Frith (piano) & Camilla Bisengalieva (oboe)
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Bundit Ungrangsee
from the beginning I was captivated. The orchestra plays the opening phrase precisely, with nicely shaded brass; I would actually have liked a bit more from them. The pacing, so vital to Elgar,... —
