Elgar, Edward > Gibson, Alexander, Sir

An Introduction to Edward Elgar

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Concerto for Cello; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Enigma Variations
Performers: Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

The glorious Cello Concerto and the Enigma Variations are Elgar's most universally famous works. "Richly expressive playing, heartfelt performance"-The Penguin Complete Guide...continue...

Bear Essentials - Great British Orchestral Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Façade, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Gustav H...
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Latham-Koenig, Jan; Gamba, Rumon; Handley, Vernon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David; Turovsky, Yuli; Garforth, David...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici de Montr&eacut...

Bear Essentials - Classics for Funerals

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Conc...
Performers: Austin, Michael [Organ]; Comberti, Micaela; Crabtree, Libby; Kenyon, Philip; Kirkby, Emma; Lortie, Louis; Rodgers, Joan; Scott, Jonathan; Standage, Simon; Torchinsky, Yuri [Violin]
Conductors: Bamert, Matthias; Hickox, Richard; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Standage, Simon; Järvi, Neeme; Parrott, Andrew; Guest, George; Christophers, Harry; Handley, Vernon; Hurst, Geor...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Collegium Musicum 90; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; R...

Bear Essentials - Remembrance Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-09

Works: Eric Coates: The Dam Busters, march for the film score; William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; A Wartime Sketchbook, for orchestra (arranged by C.Palmer from film scores); Coronation March "Cr...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Austin, Michael [Organ]; Bott, Paula; Collins, Anne; Crabtree, Libby; Elms, Roderick; Scott, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Rumon; Willcocks, David; Newsome, Roy; Brand, Geoffrey; Evans, Alex; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Stobart, James; Hickox, Richard; Bamert, Matthias; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: ; Besses O' Th' Barn Band; Black Dyke Band; Cranwell Royal Air Force College Band; Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

Romantic Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-01-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Enigma Variations; Stanley Myers: The ...
Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Byfield, Jack; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; Edlina, Luba; Fingerhut, Margaret; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafa...
Conductors: Shepherd, Adrian; Shelley, Howard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Shostakovich, Maxim; Handley, Vernon; Byfield, Jack; Horenstein, Jascha; Järvi, Neeme; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tortel...
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena (Instrumental Ensemble); Cathedral Strings; I Musici de Montreal; London Mozart Players; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharm...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

Elgar: Overtures / A. Gibson, Scottish National Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-08-27

Works: Edward Elgar: Froissart Overture, Op. 19; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Arrangement
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"The Scottish Orchestra plays with bold brass and colorful woodwinds, but the thin strings are a problem for Elgar. The remastered early digital sound is...continue...

Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches, etc / Gibson, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Sérénade lyrique; Salut d'amour; Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano...
Performers: Goossens, Leon [Oboe]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Hurst, George
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Elgar: Coronation Ode, Spirit of England / Gibson, Sccotish

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-09-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode ("Land of Hope and Glory"), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44; The Spirit of England, songs (3) for soprano/tenor, chorus & orchestra, Op. 80
Performers: Cahill, Teresa; Howell, Gwynne; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish National Chorus