Edward Gardner BBCSO Elgar 2

[gradus]

Having not heard the sym for a while I was bowled over by the recording by the above forces played this afternoon. I gather it was recently recorded but hadn't come across it before. If it's new to you too, try and hear it.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Having not heard the sym for a while I was bowled over by the recording by the above forces played this afternoon. I gather it was recently recorded but hadn't come across it before. If it's new to you too, try and hear it.

I missed this broadcast, but heard Gardner conduct Elgar #1 in Leeds last year (with the Orchestra of Opera North) - superb!

The preformance of the Second starts at 2:06:05-ish here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b539s1#play

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Incidentally - and with apologies for veering off-topic so early into the Thread - the Ulster Orchestra/Ville Matvejeff performance of the Sibelius Seventh earlier in the programme is pretty damn fine, too (with, amongst other delights, some particularly fine Timpaning).

[Andrew Slater]

CD here:

https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHSA%205197

Cheaper and post-free until the end of July here:

https://www.mdt.co.uk/elgar-symphony-no2-serenade-bbc-so-gardner-chandos-records-sacd.html

[BBMmk2]

I’ll have to catch up on this one. I’ll most certainly be buying this.