Barry Wordsworth Conducts Elgar
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
The programme's a generous one, with the Royal Philharmonic sounding in eminently healthy fettle...But there's precious little about these performances that lingers in the memory. Take Cockaigne:...
Barry Wordsworth Conducts Elgar
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
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The programme's a generous one, with the Royal Philharmonic sounding in eminently healthy fettle...But there's precious little about these performances that lingers in the memory. Take Cockaigne:...
About
Brand new recordings of Elgar, one of Britain’s finest composers, by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and distinguished British conductor Barry Wordsworth.
Includes the complete Pomp and Circumstance Marches.
Recorded last year at the RPO’s London home, Cadogan Hall.
Contents and tracklist
Awards and reviews
September 2012
The programme's a generous one, with the Royal Philharmonic sounding in eminently healthy fettle...But there's precious little about these performances that lingers in the memory. Take Cockaigne: Wordsworth certainly knows his way around the metropolis but neither is he, in all honesty, the most personable nor illuminating guide.
4th August 2012
The Cadogan acoustic lets individual voices shine through in an account of Cockaigne bursting with lively vulgarity. Cornets and trombones are extra-prominent. It bounces along, and Wordsworth doesn’t overdo the tiny stops and starts.
