[ EMI Classics / 30 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Thursday 1 January 2009
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.
NOTE: Unfortunately the booklet has some hand written marks on several of the pages
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
Three Bavarian Dances
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
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Overture in D minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
In the South (Alassio), Op. 50
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
Carillon
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
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
Music Group of London
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 Apostles and the Kingdom
An Illustrated Introduction by Sir Adrian Boult (2006 remaster)
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
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
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
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
Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town'
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar
and much much more