Elgar : Concerto pour violoncelle, op.85 - Bach : Suites pour violoncelle seul n°1, BWV1007 & n°2 BWV1008 / Jacqueline du Pré, violoncelle - BBC Symphony Orchestra, dir. Sir John Barbirolli
Elgar's Dream of Gerontius is, in effect, a sung tone poem and resides at the core of English choral music; it is the supreme achievement among Elgar's large-scale works. Interestingly, its premiere came in the last months of the 19th century, a time, much like our own, when fluctuating styles and experimentation existed alongside a lingering and powerful devotion to the older, traditional ways. Thus, the release of this classic 1975 recording (intelligently paired with another sumptuous, musically significant choral work, The Music Makers) is not only timely but serves to remind us of how suc... [Read More]
Sir Adrian Boult was a supreme interpreter of Elgars music, winning accolades and awards for performances and recordings. Boult championed his music throughout his conducting life following the composers prophetic words in a letter to Boult in 1920: I feel that my reputation in the future is safe in your hands. This release represents the only existing film of Boult conducting The Dream of Gerontius filmed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1968. This performance features a stellar cast of soloists: Dame Janet Baker, a leading interpreter of The Angel in The Dream of Gerontius, who recorded the role t... [Read More]
Huge 10 CD box set comprised of all the classic's by the Masters of Strings Yehudi Menuhin, Bronislaw Heberman, George Enescu, Joseph Szigeti, Nathan Milstein, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, David Oistrakh & Isaac Stern. Membran. 2005.
This 6-CD set entitled Complete HMV Recordings is entirely devoted to Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini. Known simply as The Maestro, Toscanini attracted adoring fans wherever and whenever he performed and his visit to London in 1935 was nothing short of a sensation, quickly becoming the hottest ticket in town. Toscanini had already dazzled London audiences in 1930 with the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra and when he returned to the capital five years later he performed with a British ensemble for the first time: the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Formed in 1930, the BBCSO quickly establish... [Read More]
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