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2023-05-26 00:00:00
Copland, Elgar, Gershwin and Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Works (Andrew Litton)
[…] [16'20]02 - 10 (arr. Andrew Litton): The Sleeping Beauty, op.66 [27'44]11 The Voyevoda. Symphonic Ballad, op.78 [11'09]12 - 17 Moscow. Coronation Cantata ^* [22'35]Svetlana Furdui- mezzo and Vassily Gerello- baritone*; Dallas Symphony Chorus^*; Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew LittonDelos DE3196 [recorded November 1995; CD issued 1996][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: McDermott Hall, Meyerson Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.Recording engineer: John Eargle; Producer: Andrew KeenerEdward Elgar:01 In the South. Concert overture, op.50 'Alassio' [21'18]02 - 04 Serenade for Strings, op.20 [12'40]05 - 19 Variations on an Original Theme, op.36, 'Enigma' [30'38]Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew LittonVirgin Classics VC790727-2 [recorded December 1987; CD issued 1988, this digital issue 2005][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans sourced from the Internet]Recording venue: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London.Recording engineer: Mark Vigars; Producer: Andrew KeenerNote: The digital download for the Elgar came with a fake cover - a cheap and […]
2022-05-13 06:29:56
The Jubilee Elgar Festival in Worcester
[…] Farnsworth and pianist Eric McElroy in a recital of songs by Elgar, and John Ireland plus some by McElroy and the premiere of one by the late John Joubert. And the centre-piece of the festival is the gala concert in Worcester Cathedral, when Kenneth Woods conducts the English Symphony Orchestra and Elgar Festival Chorus, with baritone Marcus Farnsworth, soprano April Fredrick in RVW's Festival Te Deum, Elgar's The Spirit of England and In the South (Alassio), and the premiere of the orchestral version of Ian Venables' The Song of the Severn. Other events include Kenneth Woods conducting the English Symphony Orchestra in string music by Elgar, George Walker, and Doreen Carwithen, plus the premiere of a new piece by David Matthews; Worcester based Elgar Chorale presenting O Hearken Thou, psalm settings by Elgar and his contemporaries; George Parris and Carice Singers in a programme of part-songs by Elgar and […]
2020-09-17 23:00:00
Elgar & Grieg - George Weldon & Gladys Ripley
Edward Elgar:01. In the South. Concert overture, op.50 'Alassio' [23'14]02. - 06. Sea Pictures, op.37* [22'56]07. - 21. Variations on an Original Theme, op.36, 'Enigma'# [31'48]Gladys Ripley- contralto*, London Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra# conducted by George WeldonSOMM CD073 (recorded 1954 & 1953#; CD issued 2008)(digital download; flacs, booklet, cover and inlay scans)Recording venue: No.1 Studio Abbey Road, London & Kingsway Hall, London#Recording engineers: Not stated; Producers: Brian Culverhouse & Walter Legge# Edvard Grieg:01. 04. Peer Gynt. Suite No.1, op.46 [14'24]05. - 08. Peer Gynt. Suite No.2, op.55 [17'43]London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Weldon BnF Collection CND1501 (recorded 1958; digital download 2015)(digital download; 24bit 48kHz flacs, booklet and cover scans) Recording venue, engineer and producer: not stated.Anybody at all interested in Elgar's music should not miss hearing this splendid transfer for SOMM by the original EMI producer/engineer, Brian Culverhouse, using original master tapes.The short-lived but excellent and popular conductor George […]
2020-07-27 06:00:10
Elgar’s “In the South (Alassio)”: Music from “The Garden of the World”
From Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky to Richard Strauss, the sunny climate of Italy has been a source of inspiration for numerous composers on holiday. One of the most significant examples is Sir Edward Elgar’s blazing 1904 orchestral tone poem, In the South (Alassio), Op. 50. In November, 1903 Elgar and his wife traveled to the Italian Riviera where they planned to spend the winter. The composer was exhausted and needed to recuperate after ...
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