Elgar
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Elgar: Falstaff, Orchestral Songs; Grania and Diarmid
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
The performances of the songs are ardent, warm and full of conviction. As ever Roderick Williams sounds completely on the composer’s side. But after Falstaff it’s all too clear that they really... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2018, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Symphonique
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Diapason d’Or, April 2018, Nouveauté
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Sir Edward Elgar: The Crown of India
RecommendedClare Shearer (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Finley (baritone), Barbara Marten (narrator), Deborah McAndrew (narrator) & Joanne Mitchell (narrator)
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus & BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
The music… is from start to finish authentic middling Elgar, highly enjoyable and well worth revival. Gerald Finley shines as St George in 'The Rule of England', however embarrassing the words.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th November 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2010, Editor's Choice
2 CDs
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Elgar: The Starlight Express
RecommendedElin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone) & Simon Callow (narrator)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
While the lyrics tend to the arch or winsome, most of the music is vintage light Elgar, and beautifully performed...This is a very valuable addition to the Elgar discography. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th November 2012
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Dance!
Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester (chamber orchestra), Benjamin Günst (violin), Jenö Lisztes (cimbalom), Omar Massa (bandoneon), Stephane Logerot (bass), Joscho Stephan (guitar), Jacques Ammon (piano), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)
There are...treasures, all led by this charismatic musician with great verve and style in a hugely enjoyable and imaginative programme delivered with all of Hope’s customary panache. — More…
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Elgar: Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68, etc.
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
As digital Falstaffs go, Sir Andrew Davis's 1995 account with the BBC SO remains arguably the front-runner. If both Elgar himself and Barbirolli impart the greater vulnerability and compassion... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2005, Also Recommended
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2005, Re-issue of the Month
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For the fallen: Elgar & Bax Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Joshua Ellicott (narrator), Jennifer France (soprano), Madeleine Shaw (mezzo)
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder
Elgar’s beautifully imagined score [of A Voice in the Wilderness] is graced with two very fine performances, from Joshua Ellicott’s narrator (his delivery and accent are pitched exactly right),... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Choral
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Very Best of English Song
RecommendedDame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended orchestral version (Songs of Travel)
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Spirit of England II
Martin Jones (piano)
English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton
4 CDs
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80 CDs
$233.50
