Elgar - In the South (Alassio), Op. 50
Genres:
Orchestral » Symphonic Poems
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Special offer. Elgar: Symphony No. 1
RecommendedChristine Rice (mezzo-soprano)
Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder
The main focus of this disc from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé is an outstanding recording of the First Symphony, but I chose it here mainly because of the first-rate account of In the South.... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2006, First Choice
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Elgar: Enigma Variations
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Florence Daguerre de Hureaux (narrator), Yann Ghiro (clarinet)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Exceptional Elgar. ‘Nimrod’ has the grandeur of a Bruckner slow movement. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2016, Disc of the month
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Building a Library, March 2001, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2019, Recommended Recording
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Solti seems freed from emotional inhibitions, with every climax superbly thrust home and the hushed intensity of the glorious slow movement captured magnificently on CD — More…
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Building a Library, April 2006, Mid-Price Choice
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If any life is left in the myth that only the English can do Elgar, it’s put to shame by the Russian conductor. This disc — an ideal mix of the grand and the intimate — shows a first-rate musician’s... — More…
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Elgar: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, In the South & other orchestral works
RecommendedLondon Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Orchestral
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Elgar: Symphony No. 1 & In the South
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
Pappano is nothing if not dynamic and wholehearted in his approach to this wonderful piece…the swagger of the Italians can be irresistible and the euphoric close of the symphony elicits a suitably... — More…
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To George Hurst, a seasoned Elgarian, goes the credit for the cogency of the whole concept. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd October 2012
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The performance itself is consistently impressive. At its heart is a grave, sensitive account of the slow movement… Opening the programme is a surging, ebullient rendition of Elgar's Italian... — More…