Elgar: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Introduction & Allegro for strings / etc
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Symphonies 1 & 2 / Introduction & Allegro for strings / etc
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
[ Warner Classics British Composers / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 23 February 2007
"If you're simply looking for a good "twofer" of the Symphonies and a few other pieces - the timings are most generous - and if you don't mind analogue sound as long as it's good 1970s stereo, then don't let my slight reservations over the First Symphony worry you too much. It's still a dedicated performance by one of the composer's finest interpreters and you'll hear some really great conducting in the other pieces, the Second Symphony above all. The notes by Andrew Achenbach not only provide an excellent introduction to the music but also document Boult's special relationship with it." (MusicWeb bargain of the Month March 2007)
"For me, Boult's final version of the Second Symphony, for instance, remains peerless in its sweep and often tragic depth. His accounts of the overture In the South, (and) the Introduction and Allegro for strings are also hard to beat." (The Guardian)
Tracks:
In the South (Alassio), Op. 50
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42 - Funeral March
Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
