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Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Elgar: Enigma Variations / Boult

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Spoken Word: John Douglas Todd interviews Sir Adrian Boult
Performers: Thalben-Ball, George, Sir [Composer/Organ]
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Sir Adrian Boult (1889 - 1983), one of the great British conductors of the 20th century, studied under the legendary Arthur Nikisch. This fiery 1976...continue...
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Elgar's Enigma Variations - Documentary and Performance [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-02-24

Works: Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"
Conductors: Davis, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

In an acclaimed BBC drama-documentary filmed in the rolling Malvern Hills Sir Andrew Davis unravels the mystery of the famous musical puzzle contained in Elgar's...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, DTS
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman / Violin Concertos of Prokofiev & Elgar / Rozhdestvensky [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Sir Edward Elgar: Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61; Camille Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Or...
Performers: Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra

The great Israeli-born violinist Itzhak Perlman has already left a huge number of sound recordings of his interpretations; but it adds an extra dimension to...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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Elgar, Rainier: Cello Concertos; Rubbra: Cello Sonata / Jacqueline & Iris du Pré, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Norman Del Mar, BBC SO

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-28

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Priaulx Rainier: Concerto for Cello; Edmund Rubbra: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor Op. 60
Performers: du Pré, Iris; du Pré, Jacqueline
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; del Mar, Norman
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

"The BBC Legends album features one of the earlier recordings of the concerto that du Pre was to make with Malcolm Sargent, who, in 1962,...continue...

40 Most Beautiful Love Themes - Vivaldi, Mozart, Debussy, etc / Mehta, Ristenpart, Haitink, Scimone, Masur, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture; Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Concerto ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Chambon, Jacques; Field, Joan; Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Grutzmann, Susanne; Guschlbauer, Theodor [Conductor]; Hanslip, Chloe [Violin]; Isbin, Sharon; Katsaris, Cypr...
Conductors: Guschlbauer, Theodor; Masur, Kurt; Janowski, Marek; Shostakovich, Maxim; Foster, Lawrence; Wolff, Hugh; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Lombard, Alain; ; Albert, Rudolf; Lazarev, A...
Ensemble: 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Basel Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland...

Elgar, Brahms: Cello Concertos; Debussy: Cello Sonata / Tortelier, Lush, Boult, Pritchard, et al

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-05-27

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Performers: Lush, Ernest; Tortelier, Paul; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The French cellist Paul Tortelier was one of the truly great artists of the 20th Century. He collaborated with such eminent conductors as Sir Thomas...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...

Bernstein Collectors Edition - Sibelius, etc

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-05-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Benjamin ...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"...such is the electricity generated in this performance [of the First Symphony] that one is swept away along, or perhaps I should say galvanized, by...continue...

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
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Elgar - The Sketches for Symphony no 3 / Davis, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 1998-07-16

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 3 in C minor
Performers: Gibbs, Robert; Norris, David Owen
Conductors: Davis, Andrew, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Elgar/Payne: Symphony no 3 / Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony

1 CD / NMC Classics / 1998-04-02

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 3 in C minor
Conductors: Davis, Andrew, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

"All praise to Andrew Davis and the BBC SO for such an eloquent, profoundly involving performance and to the production team for obtaining such handsome,...continue...

Boccherini, Haydn, Elgar: Cello Concertos; Bruch / Casals

1 CD / Biddulph / 1997-10-13

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Cello no 9 in B flat major, G 482; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei fo...
Performers: Casals, Pablo
Conductors: Ronald, Landon; Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra

This recording of the Elgar Concerto turned out to be Casals' last commercial recording with orchestra. As well, the Haydn concerto recording was never completed,...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc / Bernstein, BBC Symphony

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1984-07-11

Works: Edward Elgar: The Crown of India, Op. 66; Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra