Elgar, Edward > Gritton, Susan

Elgar: The Longed-for Light - Elgar's Music in Wartime / Susan Gritton, soprano; BBC Concert Orch., Wilson

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-11-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Polonia, Op. 76; Carillon, Op. 75; Sospiri; Une voix dans le désert, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 77; Carissima; Le drapeau belge, for reciter & orchestra, Op. 79; Rosemary ("Tha...
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Wilson, John

Recording information: Watford Colosseum (02/13/2012-02/15/2012)....continue...

Her Song - Orchestral Songs and Arias / Susan Gritton, Martyn Brabbins, BBC Concert Orchestra

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2009-09-08

Works: Edward Elgar: The Torch, Op. 60, no 1; The Wind at Dawn; Pleading, Op. 48; Like to the Damask Rose; The Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, no 1; Song Cycle, Op. 59; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; The Kingdom, ora...
Performers: Fleming, Cynthia; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra

Susan Gritton's solo recital with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins is focused on orchestral songs by Elgar and John Ireland. This enchanting and...continue...

Elgar: The Spirit of England / Lloyd-Jones, BBC SO

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-03-20

Works: Edward Elgar: The Spirit of England, songs (3) for soprano/tenor, chorus & orchestra, Op. 80; Frederick Kelly: Elegy for Strings "In Memoriam Rupert Brooke"; Ivor Gurney: War Elegy, for orchestra; Hu...
Performers: Farrington, Iain; Gritton, Susan; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"For me, the outstanding item is Ivor Gurney's War Elegy. Remembered for his haunting songs and poetry, and the tragic story of his mental health...continue...