Elgar - Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68
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Elgar: Falstaff, Orchestral Songs; Grania and Diarmid
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
The performances of the songs are ardent, warm and full of conviction. As ever Roderick Williams sounds completely on the composer’s side. But after Falstaff it’s all too clear that they really... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2018, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Symphonique
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Diapason d’Or, April 2018, Nouveauté
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The LSO plays out of its skin for the composer; Falstaff is brilliantly characterised, the Symphony has serious intensity. Fair sound for the vintage, with some harshness in the Symphony. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th February 2009
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Building a Library, October 2016, Historic Choice
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Elgar: Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68, etc.
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
As digital Falstaffs go, Sir Andrew Davis's 1995 account with the BBC SO remains arguably the front-runner. If both Elgar himself and Barbirolli impart the greater vulnerability and compassion... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2005, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Re-issue of the Month
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Elgar from America, Vol. 1
Gregor Piatigorsky (cello)
NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, John Barbirolli, Artur Rodziński
There are several live versions of Toscanini conducting Elgar’s Enigma Variations, but in Elgar from America his 1949 performance has the benefit of Lani Spahr’s expert sound restoration, making... — More…
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RecommendedEnglish Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd Jones
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Building a Library, March 2005, First Choice
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The 1956 Nixa-Westminster stereo recordings Volume 1
Sir Adrian Boult (narration)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Walton Symphony...comes up more brightly than previously: it's an intensely rhythmic performance...the slow movement builds surely and passionately, and the finale comes as the culmination... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2010, Re-issue of the Month
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Simon Rattle Conducts Elgar Truls Mørk (cello), John Mitchinson (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Renaud Capuçon (violin)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
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Elgar: Cello Concerto and other works
Heinrich Schiff (cello), Graham Salvage (bassoon), Andrew Shore (baritone)
Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder
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Elgar: Falstaff & George Whitfield Chadwick: Tam O’Shanter Timothy West (Falstaff), Samuel West (Prince Hal)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Andrew Constantine
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales give a bristlingly characterful account of Elgar’s score which competes colourfully with the many others available…The BBC players tuck into Chadwick’s piece... — More…
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