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The Elgar Collection

SKU: 11972

Price:
AU $31.77

Label: ABC Classics Cat. No.: 476 6154 Medium: CD No. Discs: 3

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Edward Elgar, ABC Classics is releasing a special 3-CD box set of his greatest music. With pieces such as the Cello Concerto, Pomp and Circumstance, Sea Pictures, and the Enigma Variations, performed by some of Australia's finest orchestras and soloists, this set is a fitting tribute to one of England's best-loved composers.

Artists:

Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Li-Wei (cello).

Composers:

Elgar.

Conductors:

Nicholas Braithwaite, Myer Fredman, Sir Bernard Heinze, David Measham, David Stanhope, Patrick Thomas.

Orchestras:

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Tracks:

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)
CD 1
	Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
1 2 3 4	I. II. III. IV.	Adagio - Moderato Lento - Allegro molto Adagio Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo
	Li-Wei cello Sea Pictures, Op. 37
5 6 7 8 9	I. II. III. IV. V.	Sea Slumber-Song In Haven (Capri) Sabbath Morning at Sea Where Corals Lie The Swimmer
	Elizabeth Campbell mezzo-soprano
10	Prelude from The Kingdom, Op. 51
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Nicholas Braithwaite conductor
CD 2
1	Variations on an Original Theme 'Egnigma', Op. 36 Theme (Andante)
2	I.	C.A.E. [Caroline Alice Elgar, the composer's wife] (Andante)
3	II.	H.D.S.-P [Hew David Steuart-Powell, pianist in Elgar's trio] (Allegro)
4	III.	R.B.T [Richard Baxter Townshend, author] (Allegretto)
5	IV.	W.M.B. [William Meath Baker, nicknamed 'the Squire'] (Allegro di molto)
6	V.	R.P.A. [Richard Penrose Arnold, son of Matthew Arnold] (Moderato)
7	VI.	Ysobel [Isabel Fitton, viola player] (Andantino)
8	VII.	Troyte [Arthur Troyte Griffith, architect] (Presto)
9	VIII.	W.N. [Winifred Norbury] (Allegretto)
10	IX.	Nimrod [August Johannes Jaeger, reader for the publisher Novello & Co] (Adagio)
11	X.	Intermezzo: Dorabella [Dora Penny, later Mrs Richard Powell] (Allegretto)
12	XI.	G.R.S. [Dr G.R. Sinclair, organist of Hereford Cathedral] (Allegro di molto)
13	XII.	B.G.N. [Basil G. Nevinson, cellist in Elgar's trio] (Andante)
14	XIII.	Romanza: *** [Lady Mary Lygon, later Trefusis] (Moderato)
15	XIV.	Finale: E.D.U. [Elgar himself - 'Eddoo' being his wife's nickname for him] (Allegro)
	Nursery Suite
16 17 18 19 20 21 22	I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.	Aubade (Awake) The Serious Doll Busy-ness The Sad Doll The Wagon (Passes) The Merry Doll Dreaming - Envoy (Coda)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Myer Fredman conductor
	Dream Children, Op. 43
23 24	I. II.	Andante Allegretto piacevole
	Serenade in E minor for strings, Op. 20
25 26 27	I. II. III.	Allegro piacevole Larghetto Allegretto
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Bernard Heinze conductor
CD 3
	Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55
1 2 3 4	I. II. III. IV.	Andante (Nobilmente e semplice) - Allegro Allegro molto - Adagio Lento - Allegro
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Bernard Heinze conductor
5	Sospiri (Sighs), Op. 70
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra David Stanhope conductor
6	Chanson de Matin (Morning Song) - orchestral version, Op. 15 No. 2
West Australian Symphony Orchestra David Measham conductor
7 8	Military Marches ('Pomp and Circumstance'), Op. 39 No. 1 in D major No. 3 in C minor
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Patrick Thomas conductor