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Brand new recordings of Elgar, one of Britain’s finest composers, by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and distinguished British conductor Barry Wordsworth.
Includes the complete Pomp and Circumstance Marches.
Recorded last year at the RPO’s London home, Cadogan Hall.
Edward Elgar: Cockaigne, Op. 40, "In London Town"
Cockaigne, Op. 40, "In London Town"
Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma"
Theme: Andante
Variation 1: C. A. E. (The Composer's Wife)
Variation 2: H. D. S-P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell)
Variation 3: R. B. T. (Richard Baxter Townshend)
Variation 4: W. M. B. (William Meath Baker)
Variation 5: R. P. A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)
Variation 6: Ysobel (Isabel Fitton)
Variation 7: Troyte (Troyte Griffith)
Variation 8: W. N. (Winifred Norbury)
Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger)
Variation 10: Intermezzo: Dorabella (Dora Penny)
Variation 11: G. R. S. (George Robertson Sinclair)
Variation 12: B. G. N. (Basil G. Nevinson)
Variation 13: Romanza: *** (Lady Mary Lygon)
Variation 14: Finale: E. D. U. (The Composer)
Edward Elgar: 5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance"
No. 1 in D major
No. 2 in A minor
No. 3 in C minor
No. 4 in G major
No. 5 in C major
September 2012
“The programme's a generous one, with the Royal Philharmonic sounding in eminently healthy fettle...But there's precious little about these performances that lingers in the memory. Take Cockaigne: Wordsworth certainly knows his way around the metropolis but neither is he, in all honesty, the most personable nor illuminating guide.”
The Arts Desk
4th August 2012
“The Cadogan acoustic lets individual voices shine through in an account of Cockaigne bursting with lively vulgarity. Cornets and trombones are extra-prominent. It bounces along, and Wordsworth doesn’t overdo the tiny stops and starts.”
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Cockaigne, Op. 40, "In London Town"
