Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1
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Orchestral
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An English Coronation, 1902-1953
RecommendedEdward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Some may find the extensive spoken liturgy excessive but such is Simon Russell Beale’s compelling delivery that the sheer beauty of the words offers a musical diversion of a different kind.... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Vocal
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Choral
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Special offer. Elgar: Sea Pictures & Pomp and Circumstance Marches
Alice Coote (mezzo soprano)
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
The way [Coote] peels away the varnish of received interpretation can be thrilling, even in Elgar's Sea Pictures...Elder's handling of the orchestra...is wonderful, and where necessary discreet:... —
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…Liszt's Ad nos… is magisterial, its 30-minute span commandingly paced, its grandeur and rhapsody held in equilibrium. As for the concluding Toccata by Marcel Lanquetuit, move over Widor!... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Elgar: Sea Pictures & The Music Makers
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko’s The Music Makers makes a compelling case for a work often dismissed as navel-gazing, second-rate Elgar…The Liverpool choir is excellent throughout…Rudge sings the solo part with ripe-toned... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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Elgar: Orchestral Works
Norman Del Mar, Sir Alexander Gibson, George Hurst
Leon Goossens oboe
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Sir Alexander Gibson, Norman Del Mar, George Hurst
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A populist programme that does a little bit more than merely provide a superb sonic souvenir for the Abbey’s countless visitors —
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Special offer. Elgar: Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Enigma Variations, Cello Concerto, Marches
Barry Tuckwell (horn), Felix Schmidt, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Antonio Pappano, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
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Elgar: Falstaff (Symphonic Study)/Cockaigne Overture/Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
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there are times when a recording of a popular classic comes along that's so fresh, understanding and heartfelt that it demands to be approached solely on its own terms. Paul Watkins's Elgar... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2012, Editor's Choice
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Mike Batt triumphs in delivering a performance of considerable insight and stature. The approach is fresh and spontaneous, but never overrides the deeper meaning in the work. The sound quality... —
