Elgar - Starlight Express, Op. 78
Genres:
Orchestral » Incidental Music
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Elgar: The Starlight Express
RecommendedElin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone) & Simon Callow (narrator)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
While the lyrics tend to the arch or winsome, most of the music is vintage light Elgar, and beautifully performed...This is a very valuable addition to the Elgar discography. — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th November 2012
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Elgar conducts Elgar
The complete recordings 1914 -1925 in new digital transfers from Elgar’s own record library
Charles Mott (baritone), Henry Ainley (speaker), Agnes Nicholls (soprano), Marie Hall (violin), Beatrice Harrison (cello), Leila Megane (contralto)
The Symphony Orchestra & Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
Superb repackaging of Elgar's earliest recordings, before he re-made many works electrically. Sound is limited, but the music-making wonderfully evokes a vanished era. — More…
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