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Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2; Sospiri; Elegy / Royal Stockholm PO, Oramo

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2013-04-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Sospiri; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58
Conductors: Oramo, Sakari
Ensemble: ; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Recording information: Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden....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...

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

Sir John Barbirolli Conducts Elgar - Enigma Variations, Cello Concerto, Elegy

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-11-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58
Performers: Navarra, Andre
Conductors: Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: Halle Orchestra

Sir John Barbirolli was born in London of Italian and French parentage. He was an exceptional musician and is remembered as elegant in his artistic...continue...
Recording information: 1956-1957....continue...

Elgar: The Fringes of the Fleet

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: John Ansell: Plymouth Hoe (A Nautical Overture), for orchestra; Windjammer Overture, for pops orchestra; Edward Elgar: The Fringes of the Fleet, pieces (4) for baritone solo, 3 baritones & orchestra;...
Performers: Lester, Nicholas; Meikle, Laurence; Rock, Duncan; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Higgins, Tom

The major work on this recording is Elgar's The Fringes of the Fleet, here receiving its first fully professional orchestral recording in 92 years....continue...
Recording information: All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London NW3 (05/09/2009/05/10/2009)....continue...

English Fantasia: Favourite Works by Elgar, Delius and Vaughan Williams

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2010-07-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for small orchestra, RT vi/19; Edward Elgar: Elegy for Strings...
Performers: Lowbury, Pauline
Conductors: Cleobury, Nicholas

Recording information: Walthamstow Town Hall (05/20/1998-05/21/1998)....continue...

Elgar: Nursery Suite, Sospiri, etc / Goodwin, Price, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-04-14

Works: Edward Elgar: Nursery Suite; Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), ...
Performers: Bennett, William; Ellis, Osian; Gonley, Stephanie; Price, Julie
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

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Not even Sir John Barbirolli or the much underrated William Boughton quite captures the same sense of strings merely breathing on their instruments...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

Through Gold and Silver Clouds - Delius, Elgar, etc

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-07-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Arwel Hughes: Fantasia for Strings; Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; G...
Conductors: Hughes, Owain Arwel
Ensemble: Camerata Wales

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...

Elgar: Symphony No.1, Elegy For Strings, Sospiri

1 CD / Apex / 2006-05-24

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; Sospiri
Conductors: Davis, Andrew

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

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...

Elgar: Falstaff, Elegy, The Sanguine Fan / Lloyd-Jones

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-12-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; The Sanguine Fan, ballet, Op. 81
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

"A thoroughly likeable Falstaff...and the couplings are rewarding, too." -Gramophone...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

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