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Elgar: The Apostles / Sir Mark Elder, Halle Orchestra and Choir

2 CD / Halle Records / 2013-01-08

Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Performers: Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Groves, Paul; Imbrailo, Jacques; Kempster, David; Sherratt, Brindley
Conductors: Elder, Mark

This new release presents the oratorio planned to open the trilogy, the lesser-known and under-served work The Apostles, in a performance The Guardian described as...continue...
Recording information: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (05/05/2012)....continue...

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...

Elgar Conducts Elgar-The complete recordings 1914-1925

4 CD / Music & Arts / 2011-12-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Carissima; The Sanguine Fan, ballet, Op. 81; The Fringes of the Fleet, pieces (4) for baritone solo, 3 baritones & orchestra; Carillon, Op. 75; Polonia, Op. 76; Starlight Express, Op. 7...
Performers: Hall, Marie; Harrison, Beatrice; Mott, Charles; Nicholls, Agnes
Conductors: Elgar, Edward, Sir

Andrew Neill writes in his note: "Edward Elgar became an early star of the gramophone and the recordings he made (and supervised) between 1914 and...continue...

An Evening With Renee Fleming / Ion Marin/BPO [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 2; Richard S...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Marin, Ion
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recently visitors to the Berlin Philharmonic's Waldbühne concerts have been regaled by some of the greatest opera singers of our age, including such operatic legends...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
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An Evening With Renee Fleming / Ion Marin/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-10-26

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op 114/B 203; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 2; Richard S...
Performers: Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Marin, Ion
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recently visitors to the Berlin Philharmonic's Waldbühne concerts have been regaled by some of the greatest opera singers of our age, including such operatic legends...continue...
Run Time: 129 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Elgar: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano, Vol. 2

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Edward Elgar: Speak My Heart, song for voice & piano; Is she not passing fair?, song for voice & piano; Songs (2 completed of 4), for voice & piano, Op. 31; The Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, no 1; The Lan...
Performers: Jarnot, Konrad; Mees, Reinild; Roocroft, Amanda

The second release in Channel Classics' project to record Elgar's complete songs for voice and piano features the eloquent British soprano Amanda Roocroft and British...continue...
Recording information: Muziekcentrum Frits Philips Eindhoven (04/2008/01/2009)....continue...

Within a Dream - A Celebration of the Artistry of Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-10-27

Works: Frank Bridge: The Sea; Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; War Requiem, Op. 66; Peter Grimes; Ralph Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (Symphony no 2) (Original 1913 version); The Pilgrim's Pr...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Barker, Cheryl; Bullock, Susan; Burgess, Sally; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Eckhoff, Herbert; Elms, Roderick; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Symphony; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; Collegium Musicum 90; London Symphony Orchestra; R...

The premature death of Richard Hickox on 23 November 2008, aged sixty, deprived the musical world of one of its greatest conductors. The depth and...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...

Songs & Piano Music by Edward Elgar / Pitt, et al

2 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Like to the Damask Rose; Queen Mary's Song, for voice & piano; A Song of Autumn, song for voice & piano; The Poet's Life, song for voice & piano; The Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, no 1; Roun...
Performers: Bamping, Mark; Houghton, William; Norris, David Owen; Pitt, Amanda; Savidge, Peter; Whiffin, Edward; Wilde, Mark

To celebrate Sir Edward Elgar's 150th birthday, David Owen Norris and The Works perform Elgar's songs and piano solos on Elgar's own 1844 Broadwood piano,...continue...

Elgar: Choral Music / Marlow, Cambridge Trinity College Choir

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-02-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Give unto the Lord, Op. 74; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Ave maris stella, motet for chorus, Op. 2/3; Light of the World; O Hearken Thou, offertory for chorus, o...
Performers: Bennett, Rachel; Blunt, Thomas; Holmes, Mark; Lamb, Andrew; Silver, Geoffrey; Williams, Mark; Wilson, Angus

Cambridge's Trinity College Choir is a world-famous mixed choir with over 40 CD recordings. Their first recording on Gothic, featuring Edward Elgar's choral music, includes...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 1, etc / Elder, Rice, Hallé Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; In moonlight
Performers: Elder, Mark [Conductor]; Pooley, Tim; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

The Halle Orchestra gave the world premiere of Elgar’s First Symphony in December 1908. Hans Richter, arguably the greatest musical figure of his age (and...continue...

Of Love and Music - Chopin, Vivaldi, Brahms, et al

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Erik Satie: Gymnopedie for piano no 1; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; George Gershwin: I've Got a Crush on You, song (from Treasure Girl and Strike up...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andree; Blaha, Bernadene; Dolin, Elizabeth; Dubeau, Angele; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Fortin, Lyne; Kay, Francine; Kuerti, Anton; Laurel, Eduard; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Motard, Therese; Si...
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav;
Ensemble: ; Duo Campion-Vachon; Duo Similia; La Pietà (Orchestra) ; Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

We have long tried to explain the mystery of love by comparing it to the euphoria that can instill in us. This wonderful collection from...continue...

Elgar: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano Vol 1 / Roocroft, Jarnot, Mees

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: Edward Elgar: The Self-Banished; Song Cycle, Op. 59; In moonlight; Pleading, Op. 48; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; The Wind at Dawn; Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 41; Dry those...
Performers: Jarnot, Konrad; Mees, Reinhild; Roocroft, Amanda

To mark last year’s 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), Channel Classics, in cooperation with the Amsterdam-based Twentieth-Century Song Foundation, has...continue...

Elgar: The Collector's Edition

30 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Elegy for Strings, Op. ...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Ben-Tovim, Atarah; Borg, Kim; Bramma, Harry; Cahill, Teresa; Case, John Carol; Chapman, Michael; Cook, Brian R...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John; Groves, Charles, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Boult, Adrian; Collingwood, Lawrance; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Hickox, Richard; Robinson, Christopher; del Mar, Norman; Hal...
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

Following the releases of the Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert Collector's Edition Boxed sets, EMI Classics is now proud to present the Elgar Collector's Edition. To...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...

Elgar: The Apostles / Cooke, Philharmonia Orchestra, et al

2 CD / Quartz Records / 2006-05-09

Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Performers: Campbell, Colin; Leese, Anna; Poole, Louise; Rice, Robert W.; Staples, Andrew; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Flood, David; Cooke, Richard
Ensemble: Canterbury Choral Society

A rare and long-awaited new recording of Elgar's greatest and most important choral works. It is the only version recorded in a cathedral, as Elgar...continue...

The Lighter Side of Emmy Bettendorf

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories Import / 2004-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Anton Rubinstein: Melodies (2) for Piano, Op 3; Rocky Island, Op. 10; Emile Waldteufel: La Barcarolle Waltz, Op 178; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Vio...
Performers: Bettendorf, Emmy; Hans Clemens
Conductors: Dobrindt, Otto

Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc / Thompson, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-07-27

Works: Edward Elgar: The Sanguine Fan, ballet, Op. 81; Grania and Diarmid, Op. 42; Froissart Overture, Op. 19; Enigma Variations
Performers: Miller, Jenny

Various: Last Night Of The Proms [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2002-11-01

Works: Sir Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Sir Henry Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs; Charles Hubert Parry: Jerusalem; Thomas Augustine Arne: Rule Britannia
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Hahn, Hilary
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra

In 2000 Sir Andrew Davis made his final appearance at the helm of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He was joined on stage by the outstanding...continue...
Run Time: 166 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround,
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin...continue...

Lullabies - A Songbook Companion / Baird, Tenenbaum, Kapp

1 CD / Essay / 2001-11-01

Works: Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; American Traditional: All the Pretty Little Horses, folk song; By'm Bye, traditional lullaby; Anonymous: All Night, All Day; Armeni...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Kapp, Madeline; Kapp, Richard [Conductor]; Tenenbaum, Mela

Personnel: Richard Kapp (piano); Madeline Kapp, Julianne Baird (vocals); Mela Tenenbaum (violin, viola).

Recording information: Purchase College, New York, NY (05/08/1997-05/09/1997)....continue...

Sir Hamilton Harty conducts Mussorksy, Balakirev, et al

1 CD / Symposium / 1998-08-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina; Mily Balakirev: Overture on Russian Themes no 2 "Russia"; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Arnold Bax: Overture to a...
Performers: Easton, Robert; Eisdell, Hubert; Labbette, Dora; Noble, Dennis; Williams, Harold
Conductors: Harty, Hamilton, Sir
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra ; Hallé Orchestra Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Elgar: The Light of Life / Hickox, Howarth, Finnie, Davies

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-10-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Light of the World
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Howarth, Judith; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Starlight Express Suite, etc / hurst, Bournemouth Sin

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-02-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Starlight Express, Op. 78; King Arthur, incidental music
Performers: Glover, Cynthia; Lawrenson, John
Conductors: Hurst, George
Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta

Elgar: Caractacus, etc / Hickox, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Caractacus, Op 35; Severn Suite, for orchestra, Op. 87a
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Howarth, Judith; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Roberts, Stephen; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1992-10-28

Works: Edward Elgar: The Apostles, Op. 49
Performers: Elms, Roderick; Hargan, Alison; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Rendall, David; Roberts, Stephen; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Hickox, Richard

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

Elgar: The Kingdom, Sospiri, Sursum corda / Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: The Kingdom, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 51; Sospiri; Sursum Corda, elévation for brass, organ, strings & 2 timpani in B flat major, Op. 11
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Marshall, Margaret; Palmer, Felicity; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Elgar: Dream of Gerontius, etc / Hickox, London SO & Chorus

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38; Hubert Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; I was glad
Performers: Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Elms, Roderick; Howell, Gwynne; Palmer, Felicity
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra