Browse: Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3

there are times when a recording of a popular classic comes along that's so fresh, understanding and heartfelt that it demands to be approached solely on its own terms. Paul Watkins's Elgar Cello... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Boult's 1970 recording of the Enigma Variations offers similar riches to those of Barbirolli with the additional bonus of a slightly superior recorded sound. Boult's account has authority, freshness... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The way [Coote] peels away the varnish of received interpretation can be thrilling, even in Elgar's Sea Pictures...Elder's handling of the orchestra...is wonderful, and where necessary discreet:... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, 3 out of 5 stars/5 out of 5 stars More…

Boughton elicits solid, brilliant, feeling performances ... As these performances meld something of Boult's propulsion and body with an approximation of Barbirolli's swing, they might serve as... — Fanfare More…

The sound is hardly state-of-the-art, but it's clear, powerful and focused, with background hiss virtually eliminated… No one has conducted Elgar better than Elgar himself. The daringly fast... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the 'meat' of the disc...is the imposing Sonata which provides a thorough workout both for Quinney's hugely impressive technique and the instrument's capacious resources. Form the protean grandeur... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Perhaps one of the grandest and most emotional of all the recordings of Elgar’s Enigma Variations ever made, Norman Del Mar and the Royal Philharmonic recorded it in January 1975 in the superb... — Gramophone Magazine, June 1975 More…