Elgar, Edward > Introduction and Allegro

Elgar: Violin Concerto; Introduction and Allegro / Nigel Kennedy, violin; Handley

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61
Performers: Cameron, Alexander; Gilbert, Russell; Gunes, Rusen; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Manning, Peter
Conductors: Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Master Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical...continue...
Recording information: Watford Town Hall....continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Elegy for Strings, et al. / Paul Watkins, cello

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-04-24

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39
Performers: Bell, Daniel [Violin]; Bingham, Stephen; Burnard, Steven; Dixon, Peter; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic

Paul Watkins is the cello soloist in a recording that showcases some of Elgar's most popular works. He is accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic and...continue...
Recording information: MediaCity UK, Salford (10/04/2011-10/09/2011)....continue...

Lark Ascending Collection / Butterworth, Delius, Elgar, Holst, etc.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes (3) for Organ; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; English Folk Song Suite; Fantasia on...
Performers: Bean, Hugh
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Dilkes, Neville; Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Previn, Andre; Handley, Vernon
Ensemble: ; Allegri String Quartet

With the sublime The Lark Ascending as its centerpiece, this collection illustrates the way that Vaughan Williams and his contemporaries expressed their national identity, drawing...continue...

English String Music by Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Frederick Delius / Barbirolli

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-24

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Sospiri; Ralph Vaughan Williams: ...
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sinfonia of London

Elgar: Enigma Variations; Serenade for Strings; In the South / Norrington

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-07-26

Works: Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Enigma Variations
Conductors: Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations are undoubtedly his most famous work. Composed in 1899, the 13 variations and finale each represent one of the composer's friends....continue...

Elgar: Serenade for Strings; Delius: Aquarelle: Warlock: Capriol Suite

1 CD / Royal Philharmonic Masterworks / 2011-07-12

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Frederick Delius: Aquarelles (2), for strings (arr. by Fenby...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Barry Wordsworth is one of Britain's most popular conductors. Regarded as one of the world's leading ballet conductors, he has held the post of Music...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, In the South, Introduction & Allegro for strings

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-10-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47
Conductors: Mata, Eduardo; Menuhin, Yehudi; Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Authoritative performances of three Elgar works, including the rarely heard overture 'In the South' (Alassio) conducted by Yehudi Menuhin, who began his long association with...continue...

British Music for Piano, Four Hands

1 CD / XXI-21 Productions / 2009-08-11

Works: Paul & Linda McCartney: Appaloosa / Meditation, suite for orchestra; Paul McCartney: A Leaf; Singalong Junk (instrumental version of "Junk" by the composer); Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Willia...
Performers: Caron, Josee; Caron, Martin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Caron

Siblings Josee and Martin Caron studied piano at the Universite de Montreal, at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Sienna, Italy and at the Internationale Sommerakademie...continue...

Romantic Strings: Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, Suk

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-02-02

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony for Strings...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Helsinki Strings

Elgar: Symphony No. 2; Introduction and Allegro

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Percy Bysshe Shelley: Song
Conductors: Elder, Mark

The Second Symphony was composed and scored remarkably quickly. Elgar himself said, "I have worked at fever heat, and the thing is tremendous in energy."...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...

LPO 75th Anniversary Vol 2 / Pritchard, Solti, Haitink

4 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2007-09-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Our Hunting Fathers, song cycle for high voice & orchestra, Op. 8; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pa...
Performers: Busch, Nicolas; Crehan, Dermot; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Gunes, Rusen; Harper, Heather; Jackson, Mark; Nolan, David; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Solti, Sir Georg; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

As the record industry found its feet in the middle of the 20th century, so the London Philharmonic Orchestra came of age - establishing itself...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: Enigma Variations, etc / Davis, London SO

1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2007-06-12

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47
Performers: Alberman, David; Hugh, Timothy; Lauri, Carmine; Nikolic, Gordan; Vanderspar, Edward
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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Davis is marvellous at bringing out the subtleties of Elgar's orchestration. Subsidiary middle voices that are often inaudible at the hands of less...continue...

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: 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

Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica; Oboe Concerto; Elgar: Introduction & Allegro; Cockaigne

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Concerto for Tuba in F minor; Symphony no 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antarti; The wasps; Fan...
Performers: Catelinet, Philip; Collingwood, Lawrance; Ritchie, Margaret; Rothwell, Evelyn
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc / Gardiner, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-03-12

Works: Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Sospiri; Enigma Variations
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Kuchl String Quartet; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

A new sound for Elgar as John Eliot Gardiner continues his exploration of British composers with this disc of Elgar favorites. The Vienna Philharmonic, with...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto/Intro. & Allegro

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Salut d'amour...
Performers: Kliegel, Maria
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Leaper, Adrian

Here's a program to delight every Elgar fan! A virtuoso performance of Elgar's autumnal Concerto by cellist Maria Kliegel together with a compilation of Elgar's...continue...

Fantasia On Greensleeves, etc / Neville Marriner, ASMF

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; English Folk Song Suite; Peter Warlock: Serenade for string orchestra; Capriol Suite; George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad; Engli...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Essex, Kenneth; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Keenlyside, Simon; Kraemer, Nicholas; Maguire, Hugh
Conductors:
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

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

Sir Adrian Boult conducts English Music

2 CD / Video Artists International / 1994-10-24

Works: William Walton: Portsmouth Point; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Arthur Bliss: Music for Strings, for string orchestra, Op. 54, F. 12...
Performers: Beard, Paul; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Mason, Berkeley; Shore, Bernard; Squire, Barry
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

Vaughan-Williams, Elgar / Christopher Warren-Green

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 1994-08-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on Gree...
Performers: Balanescu, Alexander; Chase, Roger; Cummings, Douglas; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]; Warren-Green, Nigel

English String Festival / Leaper, Capella Istropolitana

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-04-10

Works: John Dowland: Work(s); Edward Elgar: Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet & string orchestra in G major, Op. 47; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Frank Brid...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana