Five Essential Elgar Recordings - your five?

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  • Barbirollians
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    • Nov 2010
    • 11671

    Originally posted by Nimrod View Post
    1. Symphony no. 1 - Halle Orchestra, Barbirolli, Kings Lynn Live broadcast
    2. Enigma Variations - Halle Orchestra, Barbirolli, 1956 Pye recording in the FTH
    3. The Music Makers - BBCSO, Davis
    4. Sospiri - NPO, Barbirolli. A beautiful work conducted and played beautifully.
    The Dream of Gerontius - Halle, Barbirolli
    Splendid stuff

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    • Eine Alpensinfonie
      Host
      • Nov 2010
      • 20570

      Originally posted by Nimrod View Post
      1. Symphony no. 1 - Halle Orchestra, Barbirolli, Kings Lynn Live broadcast
      2. Enigma Variations - Halle Orchestra, Barbirolli, 1956 Pye recording in the FTH
      3. The Music Makers - BBCSO, Davis
      4. Sospiri - NPO, Barbirolli. A beautiful work conducted and played beautifully.
      The Dream of Gerontius - Halle, Barbirolli
      In my list I had to fight the temptation to have 5 Barbirolli recordings. He really was the best in Elgar.

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      • Barbirollians
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        • Nov 2010
        • 11671

        Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
        In my list I had to fight the temptation to have 5 Barbirolli recordings. He really was the best in Elgar.
        Me too - toss of a coin between his King's Lynn and Boult's live Elgar 1 and between his 1956 Enigma and that of Boult- though I could not leave out the Menuhin/Elgar VC .

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        • Pabmusic
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          • May 2011
          • 5537

          Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
          Me too - toss of a coin between his King's Lynn and Boult's live Elgar 1 and between his 1956 Enigma and that of Boult- though I could not leave out the Menuhin/Elgar VC .
          Which Boult Enigma? The last (with the LSO?) That's the one Boult finished with a session to spare, so he chose to use that ffinal session for Brahms 3, thus starting his second Brahms cycle. 1970?

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          • BBMmk2
            Late Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 20908

            Originally posted by cloughie View Post
            OK Smart A... Yes he did some great stuff with GCB and PJBE - a good brass arranger - I'm sure BBM will agree!

            Hi Cloughie! Yes! Actually, I saw Grimethorpe yesterday afternoon! Very good they were too. Howarth’s arrangements are second to none, plus I’ve been conducted by him too, in Henze’s Ragtimes & Habeneras. Especially his arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures!
            Don’t cry for me
            I go where music was born

            J S Bach 1685-1750

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            • Barbirollians
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              • Nov 2010
              • 11671

              Originally posted by Pabmusic View Post
              Which Boult Enigma? The last (with the LSO?) That's the one Boult finished with a session to spare, so he chose to use that ffinal session for Brahms 3, thus starting his second Brahms cycle. 1970?
              That's the one - sublime record . I still have my ASD LP somewhere though it was pretty much played to bits.

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              • BBMmk2
                Late Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 20908

                I haven't contributed to mine yet!

                The Dream of Gerontius,(the Sir Andrew Davis recording on Chandos)
                Symphony No.1(Edward Gardner)
                Violin Concerto(Kennedy/Rattle)
                Severn Suite(Black Dyke Band - Major Peter Parkes, from their CD entitled "Epic Brass")
                Enigma Variations (c/w Cockaigne Overture, Introduction & Allegro, Serenade for string orchestra)
                BBC SO/Sir Andrew Davis.
                Last edited by BBMmk2; 18-09-18, 08:32.
                Don’t cry for me
                I go where music was born

                J S Bach 1685-1750

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                • cloughie
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                  • Dec 2011
                  • 22115

                  Originally posted by BBMmk2 View Post
                  Hi Cloughie! Yes! Actually, I saw Grimethorpe yesterday afternoon! Very good they were too. Howarth’s arrangements are second to none, plus I’ve been conducted by him too, in Henze’s Ragtimes & Habeneras. Especially his arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures!
                  Not all Howarth's but there are quite a few PJBE recordings currently not available on CD, which is a shame as they are an excellent band.

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                  • Nimrod
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                    • Mar 2012
                    • 152

                    Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
                    In my list I had to fight the temptation to have 5 Barbirolli recordings. He really was the best in Elgar.
                    Ha ha, I too fought and thought about this, but I do enjoy Davis's Music Makers. I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Sospiri?

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                    • Nimrod
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                      • Mar 2012
                      • 152

                      Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                      Welcome to the JB Fan Club. That Kings Lynn No1 is something special, do you have the recording with the Sea Pictures?
                      Hi Cloughie, Thank you for that 'Wecome' note but I'm more of a fan of JB than you could possibly imagine! I have got the Intaglio CD with the Sea Pictures from Kings Lynn; also I was at that utterly memorable concert. Elgar 1 in a relatively small church? It blew your socks off!!

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                      • ferneyhoughgeliebte
                        Gone fishin'
                        • Sep 2011
                        • 30163

                        Originally posted by Nimrod View Post
                        I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Sospiri?
                        It's a lovely piece, but not amongst the five "essential" recordings (or works) for me. No Symphony #2 or Violin Concerto for you?
                        [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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                        • ferneyhoughgeliebte
                          Gone fishin'
                          • Sep 2011
                          • 30163

                          ... though you're right about the Barbirolli recording:

                          This is one of Elgar's most heartfelt 'miniatures' and is played by the New Philharmonia strings, with harp and organ, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli.
                          [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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                          • gradus
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                            • Nov 2010
                            • 5606

                            Originally posted by Pabmusic View Post
                            Elgar is often a problem where pronunciation is concerned. For most of his life his name was edWAHRD ELgrrr - pretty well the opposite of what we say now (EDwd ELGAHR). It was WW1 that did for the Germanic pronunciation of Edward (people had lived in the Edwahrdian age).
                            Apropos pronunciation how about the final var. 'Edu'. His housemaid said that Alice called him 'Edoo'( Eduard?), presumably the way to say it.

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                            • cloughie
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                              • Dec 2011
                              • 22115

                              Originally posted by Nimrod View Post
                              Hi Cloughie, Thank you for that 'Wecome' note but I'm more of a fan of JB than you could possibly imagine! I have got the Intaglio CD with the Sea Pictures from Kings Lynn; also I was at that utterly memorable concert. Elgar 1 in a relatively small church? It blew your socks off!!
                              ...and I guess intimately close to JB, soloist and orchestra. O to have been there! As for Sospiri, we were limited to 5! I think that I frst heard Sospiri and Elegy on JB’s HMV LP ASD2292 back in the mid 60s and loved them from first hearing, likewise Froissart from the same LP.

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                              • Nimrod
                                Full Member
                                • Mar 2012
                                • 152

                                Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                                ...and I guess intimately close to JB, soloist and orchestra. O to have been there! As for Sospiri, we were limited to 5! I think that I frst heard Sospiri and Elegy on JB’s HMV LP ASD2292 back in the mid 60s and loved them from first hearing, likewise Froissart from the same LP.
                                Ah, Froissart, haven't played that in ages. Thanks for reminding me.

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