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This England - works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten / Carlos Kalmar, Oregon SO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 5 in D major; Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes")
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: ; Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Pentatone releases its second album with the Oregon Symphony, playing 'This England.' PentaTone has already planned a third album with these forces in 2013 as...continue...
Personnel: Nancy Ives (cello).

Recording information: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, Oregon (2012-02-18_2012-02-19&2012-)....continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; Cockaigne Overture / Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Enigma Variations; Pomp & Circumstance Marches 1-5 / Wordsworth

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Enigma Variations; Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Pomp and Circumstance March no 2, for orchestra in A minor, Op. 39/2; Pomp and Circumstance March...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Edgar Elgar is one of Britain's finest composers, and presented here are brand new recordings of his works by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. These...continue...
Recording information: Cadogan Hall (06/21/2011-06/22/2011)....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...

English Classics: Elgar, Delius, Butterworth, Finzi, et al. / Elder

4 CD / Halle Records / 2011-11-08

Works: George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad; English Idylls (2); Banks of Green Willow; Frederick Delius: Irmelin; A Village Romeo and Juliet; Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; Pieces (2) for small orchestr...
Performers: Fletcher, Lyn; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Taylor, Joseph
Conductors: Elder, Mark; Wilson, John
Ensemble: Halle Orchestra

This four-CD set is a collection of English classics, previously released on the Hallé label as single discs. On disc one, the orchestra plays some...continue...

Sir Adrian Boult Conducts Elgar

5 CD / Traditions Alive / 2011-11-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Nursery Suite; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Wand of Youth, Suite no 1, for orchestra, Op. 1a; Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; In...
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Casals, Pablo
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

A 5CD wallet box of Sir Adrian Boult conducting Elgar. Boult gives wonderfully idiomatic performances of his most famous orchestral works - the two symphonies,...continue...

20th Century Classics: Elgar - Symphonies 1 & 2, Etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Sospiri; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Cockaigne Over...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Hickox, Richard; Boult, Adrian

International Record Review
...conductor and orchestra seem alert to every nuance of Elgar's wonderful scoring. They make the most of the stranger and more remote regions...continue...

1956 Nixa-Westminster Stereo Recordings Vol. 1

3 CD / First Hand / 2010-06-08

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Edward Elgar: Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London T...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

This important historical release contains a mouthwatering selection of classic English symphonic repertoire, with many recordings receiving their CD debuts. These 1956 Nixa-Westminster recordings hav...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England....continue...

EMI Masters - Elgar: Cello Concertos: Sea Pictures / Barbirolli, du Pré

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-30

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Sea Pictures, Op. 37; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Magic! - Wagner, Mussorgsky, et al / Peter Richard Conte

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; Otto Nicolai: Overture to...
Performers: Conte, Peter Richard

This was the best selling organ CD of 1999, and set the stage for Conte's performances at the American Guild of Organist's national convention in...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, Serenade, Cockaigne / Elder, Hallé

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

The Halle is associated with Elgar perhaps more than any other composer. His unique relationship with the Orchestra, together with recent acclaimed concert performances of...continue...

Best of London - Sullivan, Elgar, Handel, Holst, Walton, etc

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Yeomen of the Guard; Eric Coates: London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra; London Calling, march; London Again, suite for orchestra; Haydn Wood: London Cameos; London Landmark...
Performers: Knowles, Martin; Larkin, Mathew; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Linell, Dorothy
Conductors: Penny, Andrew; Leaper, Adrian; Kingston, Geoffrey A.; Wordsworth, Barry; Sutherland, Gavin; Tomlinson, Ernest; Daniel, Paul; Griffiths, Howard; Summerly, Jeremy; Bakels, Kees; Edison, Noel

A rousing collection of music evoking Britain’s capital city in all its pomp and glory. CD 1 takes the listener on a nostalgic journey though...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...

The Elgar Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-07-24

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Concerto for Cello; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Enigma Variations; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G maj...
Performers: Noras, Arto
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka

Elgar: Symphonies no 1 & 2, etc / London PO, et al

5 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-04-24

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Froi...
Performers: Bell, David [Organ]; Cameron, Alexander; Chambers, John; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Willison, John
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Elgar, Edward, Sir; Ronald, Landon; Handley, Vernon

"Most of the recordings have been issued before, but a handful -- Baker's Sea Pictures and Mackerras' Imperial March -- have rarely if ever been...continue...

The Very Best of Elgar

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Salut d'amour; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Concerto for Cello; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 84; Sospiri; Son...
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Donohoe, Peter; Fryer, Sarah; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kendall, William; Kliegel, Maria; Lamsma, Simone; Miura, Yurie; Nishizaki, Takako; Vaughn,...
Conductors: Judd, James; Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; ; Lloyd-Jones, David; Hurst, George; Downes, Edward; Hill, David; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Mariani String Quartet; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal...continue...

Elgar, Tchaikovsky, Britten, et al / Silvestri

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-07-25

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Malcolm Arnold: Beckus the Dandipratt Overture, Op. 5; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 2 in C ...
Conductors: Silvestri, Constantin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Constantin Silvestri, conductor and composer, was born in Bucharest and became conductor of the Bacharest Philharmonic. He also conducted the Leningrad Philharmonic and Hungarian State...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Cockaigne; Introduction & Allegro; Etc.

1 CD / Apex / 2006-04-14

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Enigma Variatio...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew

Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, London (04/1991)....continue...

Elgar: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2; Pomp & Circumstance Marches; Enigma Variations

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2005-10-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Pomp and Circumstance March no 3, for orchestra in C minor, Op. 39/3; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; In the So...
Performers: Rigby, Jean; Sheen, Graham
Conductors: Davis, Andrew

Surround Yourself with Elgar / Boughton English SO

1 DVD Audio / Nimbus Records / 2005-05-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Froissart Overture, Op. 19
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English Symphony Orchestra

This release features over 88 minutes of works by Edward Elgar! William Boughton, founder of the English Symphony Orchestra, is one of Britain's most admired...continue...

London Symphony Orchestra (1904-2004) - Centennial Set

4 CD / Andante / 2005-01-18

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon, J 306; Hector Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Franz Schubert: Symphony n...
Performers: Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Naouri, Laurent; Sabbatini, Giuseppe
Conductors: Nikisch, Arthur; Harty, Hamilton, Sir; Walter, Bruno; Krips, Josef; Monteux, Pierre; Kertész, István; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Previn, Andre; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The year 1904 saw a historic and unprecedented event, the creation of the United Kingdom's first orchestra governed and managed by the players themselves -...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc / Zinman, Baltimore SO

1 CD / Telarc / 2004-04-27

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Enigma Variations; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Salut d'amour
Conductors: Zinman, David
Ensemble: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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...

British Composers - Elgar: Symphony no 2, etc / Barbirolli

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-01-09

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

The Lark Ascending / Tovey, Hoebig, Winnipeg SO

1 CD / CBC Records / 1998-09-15

Works: Eric Coates: Knightsbridge March; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Gustav Holst: Egdon Heath (Homage to Hardy), for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Hoebig, Gwen

"If you're looking for a pleasant hour with well-played English music, this disc fills the bill. The Vaughan Williams and Walton are especially fine, and...continue...

Best of Elgar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-07

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Concerto for Cello; Salut d'amour; Symphony no 1 in A flat...
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Halász, Michael; Hurst, George

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Cockaigne / Menuhin

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 1995-08-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Coronation March, for orchestra, Op. 65; Pageant of Empire, songs (8) for voice (or chorus) & orchestra; Imperial March, Op. 32; Caractacus, O...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Elgar: Symphonies 1 & 2, etc / Solti, London PO

2 CD / Decca Import / 1995-06-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Elgar: Symphony no 1, Cockaigne Overture, etc / Barenboim

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), Op. 62; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"
Performers: Gatt, Martin
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Elgar: Violin Concerto, Cockaigne Overture / Kang, Leaper

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1991-11-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"
Performers: Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice

Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches 1-5, Enigma Variations

1 CD / Decca Import / 1987-03-16

Works: Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Enigma Variations; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra