Elgar 2 centenary - 24 May 2011

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  • pastoralguy
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    • Nov 2010
    • 7799

    #16
    I'll play the Gibson/SNO version fron the 70's. Got to keep then flag flying!

    I bought those Elgar boxed sets when they first appeard in the early 90's. £45 a pop according to the receipts.

    Oddly enough, I found a set in Oxfam a few weeks ago £4.99 per box! I'm using them as a star Christmas present for my best friend.

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    • Alison
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 6468

      #17
      Thanks for this info.

      If I can locate it I will play the Boult Lyrita which seems perhaps the most
      comprehensive account of those I have encountered.

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      • Petrushka
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 12309

        #18
        I have a very soft spot for the Vernon Handley account on Classics for Pleasure and in particular for the tummy-wobbling organ pedal at the climax of the finale. I do seem to have acquired rather a large number of Elgar 2 recordings over the years but haven't heard it quite so much in concert. Bernard Haitink leads the field in the concert hall with three performances while I have all of Boult's recordings on disc.
        "The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink

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        • Nick Armstrong
          Host
          • Nov 2010
          • 26572

          #19
          Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
          I have a very soft spot for the Vernon Handley account on Classics for Pleasure and in particular for the tummy-wobbling organ pedal at the climax of the finale.


          "...the isle is full of noises,
          Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
          Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
          Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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          • EdgeleyRob
            Guest
            • Nov 2010
            • 12180

            #20
            I love this symphony, just to be different I will play RPO Mackerras.

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            • BBMmk2
              Late Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 20908

              #21
              I think I be playing Barbirolli's version on Tuesday(if I have time!) A busy day for me!
              Don’t cry for me
              I go where music was born

              J S Bach 1685-1750

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              • visualnickmos
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 3614

                #22
                Petrushka,

                I echo your sentiments here... although Andrew Davis is pretty damn good as well.
                I'll add him to the list.

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                • BBMmk2
                  Late Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 20908

                  #23
                  Sir Andrew Davis?Is it on the Teldec label?
                  Don’t cry for me
                  I go where music was born

                  J S Bach 1685-1750

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                  • Eine Alpensinfonie
                    Host
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 20572

                    #24
                    Originally posted by visualnickmos View Post
                    I echo your sentiments here... although Andrew Davis is pretty damn good as well.
                    Very true. His version combines Barbirolli's sumptuousness with a greater feeling of forward momentum.

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                    • Norfolk Born

                      #25
                      I'm currently listening to Barbirolli's 1964 recording with the Halle.

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                      • Barbirollians
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 11752

                        #26
                        Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                        If you can get your paws on a 'live' Elgar symphony no 1 conducted by Sir Adrian at the Proms in 1976 (?) it's an absolute winner, with a barn-storming final movement, Ofca.

                        I can't believe that I have friends who think that the Elgar symphonies are 'dull imperialist rubbish'
                        I quite agree - that Proms Elgar 1 is stupendous outclasses his studio recordings ( well the EMI and LYrita ) I reckon . If you search Proms Centenary on Amazon there are a few copies still about including a second hand one for 95 p !

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                        • Barbirollians
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 11752

                          #27
                          As for Elgar 2 a mention must be made of Boult's wartime recording- breathtakingly beautiful - on an HMV Treasury disc some years back with a thrilling Introduction and Allegro

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                          • salymap
                            Late member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 5969

                            #28
                            I shall try to play Boult/LPO on LP,Golden Guinea series, GGC 4002 or/and Sargent/BBCSO, recorded at the Colston Hall, Bristol in 1964 on CD. I also have several tapes but too time consuming to look for them at the moment.

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                            • Suffolkcoastal
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 3292

                              #29
                              I only have one recording (as is the norm for me) Handley's which gives me great pleasure. I'll probably play it again in a few weeks when I reach Elgar in my own score following marathon!

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                              • Eine Alpensinfonie
                                Host
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 20572

                                #30
                                Originally posted by Suffolkcoastal View Post
                                I only have one recording (as is the norm for me)
                                That's very sensible - I wish I could stop buying Alpine Symphony recordings
                                ...when I reach Elgar in my own score following marathon!
                                Tell us more about this.

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