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This 1964 recording of The Dream of Gerontius, though made over four days at Christmas in a miserable and foggy Manchester, has long been the version of choice in round-up reviews, most recently on BBC Radio 3 in Building a Library. Besides the leading Gerontius of his day, Richard Lewis, and the tremendous doubled chorus, it established Janet Baker as a peerless Angel. “The must-have Gerontius, recorded in the idealised soundscape so beloved of the 1960s, where choir and soloists are close-miked and crystal-clear. Richard Lewis's well-groomed, classic tones and Barbirolli's deep understanding result in a benchmark reading.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar: Sea Pictures
“ The Music Makers is one of Elgar's most poignant and troubled utterances which movingly incorporates material from some of his greatest compositions, and it can hold its head high. Simon Wright steers a commendably clear-sighted course and coaxes an idiomatic response from his Bournemouth forces. Sarah Connolly proves scarcely less raptly responsive than Baker (for Boult), singing with glorious radiance, security and richness of tone; her delivery of the final line ('And a singer who sings no more') is deeply affecting.
Connolly also steps up to the mark in the SeaPictures (which follows after too short a gap). Hers is a gripping, intelligent display, combining keen poetic and dramatic instinct with clarity of diction, all technical challenges effortlessly surmounted.
A performance to hear alongside the classic Baker recording” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar: A Self-Portrait
'The Orchestra's playing and the Hallé Choir's singing blazed with conviction and Jane Irwin was in rich voice as the mezzo soloist.' (The Sunday Telegraph, reviewing the live performance) “…Elder maintains a tension and sense of belief that The Music Makers very seldom receives. Beautifully balanced and superbly paced, this deeply sympathetic and intensely-felt reading is perhaps the most convincing I have ever heard. The couplings, especially an unusually cogent and exciting Froissart, are a delight to hear.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2005 ***** “The centrepiece is The Music Makers, here given a performance that is above all refined, with the full-ranging recording bringing out the subtlety of Elgar's orchestration.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005 “Elder, an inspired Elgarian who has a special relationship with this music” The Independent | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar: | Sea Pictures, Op. 37 A Cycle of Five Songs for COntralto and Orchestra The Music Makers, Op. 69 Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy for Contralto, Chorus and Orchestra |
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Christina Wilson (mezzo-soprano) Oxford Orchestra da Camera, Choir of Oxford Orchestra da Camera Endearing performances of such moving music ... A fascinating release. Christopher Morley, Birmingham Post. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Elgar: | Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1 In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town' Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 Froissart Overture, Op. 19 Romance, Op. 62 Graham Sheen Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42 - Funeral March The Music Makers, Op. 69 Jean Rigby Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 Dream Children, Op. 43 Elegy for strings, Op. 58 Sursum corda, Op. 11 Sospiri, Op. 70 Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39 No. 4 Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42 - Incidental Music |
(complete with 106 page booklet of detailed notes and texts) “Andrew Davis in particular evinces a personal identification with
Elgar’s inspiration that is rather special.” (Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar - Choral Works
An illustrated talk by Sir Adrian Boult featuring Sir Adrian’s recordings with the London Philharmonic Orchestra | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sir Adrian Boult: Elgar: The Complete EMI Recordings
Elgar: | Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town' Froissart Overture, Op. 19 recorded 1971 Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 Bavarian Dances (3) The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi' - Meditation Imperial March, Op. 32 recorded 1976 Triumphal March from Caractacus Enigma Variations, Op. 36 recorded 1970 London Symphony Orchestra Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39 recorded 1976/7 Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42 - Incidental Music Dream Children, Op. 43: Two pieces for small orchestra recorded 1974 Empire March The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a recorded 1967 Carillon, Op. 75 The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b Polonia Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, Op. 86 (after Bach, BWV 537) recorded 1973 Overture in D minor (after Handel, HWV247) Funeral March Chopin orch. Elgar. recorded 1974 Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 recorded 1976 In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 recorded 1970 Elegy for strings, Op. 58 Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 BBC Symphony Orchestra Sospiri, Op. 70 BBC Symphony Orchestra The Sanguine Fan, Op. 81 BBC Symphony Orchestra Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 recorded 1972 Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 recorded 1973 Nursery Suite Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, Op. 86 (after Bach, BWV 537) recorded 1949 Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 recorded 1965 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) New Philharmonia Orchestra Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 recorded 1972 Paul Tortelier (violoncello) The Music Makers, Op. 69 Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano) London Philharmonic Choir The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 Helen Watts (The Angel), Nicolai Gedda (Gerontius), Robert Lloyd (The Priest, The Angel of the Agony) London Philharmonic Choir & New Philharmonia Orchestra The Apostles, Op. 49 Sheila Armstrong (The Blessed Virgin), Helen Watts (Mary Magdalene), Robert Tear (St. John), Benjamin Luxon (St. Peter), Clifford Grant (Judas), John Carol Case (Jesus) Choir of Downe House School & London Philharmonic Choir The Kingdom, Op. 51 Margaret Price (The Blessed Virgin), Yvonne Minton (Mary Magdalene), Alexander Young (St. John), John Shirley-Quirk (St. Peter) London Philharmonic Choir Coronation Ode, Op. 44 Bonus Track Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Richard Morton (tenor), Stephen Roberts (bass) Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Band of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, Sir Philip Ledger Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 recorded 1945 Pablo Casals (violoncello) BBC Symphony Orchestra Enigma Variations, Op. 36 recorded 1936 BBC Symphony Orchestra Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 recorded 1937 BBC Symphony Orchestra Imperial March, Op. 32 recorded 1937 BBC Symphony Orchestra The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 - Prelude recorded 1934 BBC Symphony Orchestra Funeral March Chopin orch. Elgar. recorded 1932 BBC Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 recorded 1944 BBC Symphony Orchestra Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 recorded 1977/8 Ida Haendel (violin) Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 recorded 1961 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3 recorded 1953 Enigma Variations, Op. 36 recorded 1961 Dream Children, Op. 43: Two pieces for small orchestra recorded 1955 Froissart Overture, Op. 19 recorded 1955 Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39 recorded 1955 In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 recorded 1955 Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 recorded 1950 The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a recorded 1953 Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 recorded 1949 Enigma Variations, Op. 36 recorded 1953 |
plus: The Apostles & The Kingdom: An illustrated introduction by Sir Adrian Boult
Back in 1920, having heard the young Adrian Boult conduct the Second Symphony, Sir Edward Elgar was certain: ‘My reputation in the future is safe in your hands. It was a wonderful series of sounds. Bless you!’ How right Elgar was, as this treasury confirms: the first set to unite all of Boult’s recordings for EMI of a composer he conducted and recorded throughout his long career. We can thereby hear four different versions of the Enigma Variations, recorded between 1936 and 1970, and marvel at their clear-sighted consistency as much as changing nuances of expression over the years. The oldest recording in this collection, being Sir Adrian’s first of his long association with Elgar, that of the orchestration of the Chopin: Funeral March from his Piano Sonata No. 2, commissioned by the Gramophone Company, was attended by the composer and his daughter. About a tenth of the total collection is available on CD for the first time in this box set. This set is part of our series of releases marking 30 years since the conductor’s passing. | 
| EMI - 9035922 (CD - 19 discs) Normally: $79.25 Special: $51.25 |
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| |  | Elgar- The Collector’s Edition
anon.: | God Save The Queen (arr. Elgar) | Elgar: | Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 Allegri Quartet Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Elegy for strings, Op. 58 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Sospiri, Op. 70 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town' Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Froissart Overture, Op. 19 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Enigma Variations, Op. 36 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Dame Janet Baker London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Jacqueline du Pré (cello) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 David Parkhouse Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 Hugh Bean (violin) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Nursery Suite Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Severn Suite, Op. 87 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Crown of India, Op. 66: Suite Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Coronation March, Op. 65 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Bavarian Dances (3) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, Op. 86 (after Bach, BWV 537) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Overture in D minor (after Handel, HWV247) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Carillon, Op. 75 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42 - Incidental Music London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Polonia London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Imperial March, Op. 32 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Empire March David Bell London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Beau Brummel Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Collingwood Dream Children, Op. 43 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Collingwood Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Collingwood Minuet Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner May Song Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Rosemary Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Romance, Op. 62 Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Sevillana Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Sérénade lyrique Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Mazurka, Op. 10 No. 1 Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Sérénade mauresque, Op. 10 No. 2 Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Contrasts, Op. 10 No. 3 Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Carissima Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Mina Northern Sinfonia of England, Sir Neville Marriner Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 John Ogdon (piano) Allegri Quartet String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 Allegri Quartet Serenade for piano John Ogdon (piano) Concert Allegro, Op. 46 Allegri Quartet The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano), Richard Lewis (Tenor) & Kim Borg (Bass) Hallé Choir, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers & Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli The Apostles, Op. 49 Sheila Armstrong (Soprano), Helen Watts (Contralto), Robert Tear (Tenor), Benjamin Luxon (Baritone), Clifford Grant (Bass) & John Carol Case (Baritone) Downe House School Choir, London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult The Kingdom, Op. 51 Dame Margaret Price (Soprano), Yvonne Minton (Contralto), Alexander Young (Tenor) & John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone) London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Coronation Ode, Op. 44 Dame Felicity Lott (Soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (Contralto), Richard Morton (Tenor) & Stephen Roberts (Baritone) Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Band of the Royal Military School of Music & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Philip Ledger The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi' Margaret Marshall (Soprano), Helen Watts (Contralto), Robin Leggate (Tenor) & John Shirley-Quirk (Baritone) Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves The Black Knight, Op. 25 Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf Teresa Cahill (Soprano), Philip Langridge (Tenor) & Brian Rayner Cook (Baritone) London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Spanish Serenade 'Stars of the Summer Night' Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves The Snow Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Fly singing bird Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Caractacus, Op. 35 Peter Glossop (Baritone), Sheila Armstrong (Soprano), Robert Tear (Tenor), Brian Rayner Cook (Baritone), Malcolm King (Bass) & Richard Suart (Bass) Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves Caractacus, Op. 35 Peter Glossop (Baritone), Sheila Armstrong (Soprano), Robert Tear (Tenor), Brian Rayner Cook (Baritone), Malcolm King (Bass) & Richard Suart (Bass) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult The Banner of St George London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Benedictus, Op. 34 No. 2 London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Te Deum laudamus, Op. 34, No. 1 London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Great is the Lord (Psalm XLVIII), Op. 67 Stephen Roberts (Baritone) London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox The Spirit of England, Op. 80 Dame Felicity Lott (Soprano) London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Give unto the Lord (Psalm XXIX), Op. 74 London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox O hearken Thou, Op. 64 London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Land of Hope and Glory (arr. Arthur Fagge) London Symphony Chorus & Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 No. 1 Worcester Cathedral Choir, Harry Bramma & Christopher Robinson Ave Maria, Op. 2 No. 2 Worcester Cathedral Choir, Harry Bramma & Christopher Robinson Ave maris stella, Op. 2 No. 3 Worcester Cathedral Choir, Harry Bramma & Christopher Robinson Vesper Voluntaries, Op. 14 Worcester Cathedral Choir, Harry Bramma & Christopher Robinson Angelus Worcester Cathedral Choir, Harry Bramma & Christopher Robinson Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28 Herbert Sumsion (organ) The Music Makers, Op. 69 Dame Janet Baker London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult The Sanguine Fan, Op. 81 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Starlight Express, Op. 78 Valerie Masterson (Soprano) & Derek Hammond-Stroud (Baritone) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley Scenes (6) from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27 Pleading, Op. 48 No. 1 Three Songs, Op. 59 Two Songs Op. 60 (The Torch; The River) Two Part-songs Op. 71 My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land Op. 18 No. 3 Five Part-songs from The Greek Anthology, Op. 45 The Wanderer The Reveille Op. 54 Four Part-songs Op. 53 Jerusalem Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39 No. 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39 No. 4 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39 No. 5 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 - Prelude Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Five Piano Improvisations Sir Edward Elgar Salut d'amour, Op. 12 New Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1 (Trio) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town'
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Also includes 'The Apostles and the Kingdom - An Illustrated Introduction by Sir Adrian Boult' (2006 remaster)
Elgar is the quintessential English composer. He is loved as our Shakespeare of music, and we turn to him at times of solemn remembrance and national rejoicing. This edition, released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth, presents all the major orchestral, choral, chamber and stage works, as well as many lesser pieces and rarities, in interpretations by the 20th century’s finest Elgarians. All your favourite Elgar is here, in over 32 hours of music on 30 CDs. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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