THE MAN: SIR EDWARD ELGAR
It's probably futile for me to tell you who is Edward Elgar. To the British readers here he holds about the same position as Sibelius does for me as a Finn, being THE composer whose musical language captures the ideologies of the country, working as a kind of stereotypical ... Read review
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THE MAN: SIR EDWARD ELGAR
It's probably futile for me to tell you who is Edward Elgar. To the British readers here he holds about the same position as Sibelius does for me as a Finn, being THE composer whose musical language captures the ideologies of the country, working as a kind of stereotypical signature for the people. Elgar was born in 1857 as the son of a music shop owner and through a course of self-instruction became a masterful orchestrator ... ...a great deal of choral works and other religiously titled pieces to his credit. However, it was not until 1899 that his reputation was sealed as a truly great composer when he wrote the masterful "Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma'", which contained musical portraits of friends of Elgar and became an instant success. After this his reputation was upholstered even more with his openly patriotic and pompous music of the "Cockaigne (In London ...
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Advantages: The Best Recording Ever Disadvantages: None
...recording of both pieces on this CD, (the ElgarCelloConcerto and his “SeaPictures”), were made in 1965, but you wouldn’t know if I hadn’t told you and didn’t know du Pre died at the tender age of 42 in 1987. There is no discernible scratchiness and they are as fresh as if just whisked out of the oven at the EMI new discs bakery. I bought this CD because the CelloConcerto is one of my favourite pieces, and I was pleasantly surprised by the “SeaPictures” which I wouldn’t have chosen as I’m not a big fan of operatic voices.
The CelloConcerto was Elgar’s swan song. It was his final big musical effort, written during the First World War. Elgar was suffering both mentally and physically at this time, and felt depressed and oppressed by the war, (who didn’t?), and the concerto...
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Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Main Performer: Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello); Janet Baker (Mezzo soprano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): London Symphony Orchestra
Date of Release: 01/08/1997
Label / Distributor: EMI / EMI
Pieces in Set: 1
Genre(s): Orchestral, Vocal and choral
Location of Recording: Kingsway Hall (Cello Conc); Abbey Rd Studio No 1 (Sea P
Producer: Roland Kinloch Anderson
Stereo: Stereo
SPAR Code: ADD
EAN: 724355621924
Catalogue Number: 556219
Work 1
Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio_Moderato 2. Allegro molto 3. Adagio 4. Allegro
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1919
Date Recorded: 1965
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)
Opera Part(s): Jacqueline Du Pré
Work 2
Work Title: Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Excerpt(s): 1. Sea slumber-song (wds. R. Noel) 2. In haven (wds. C.A. Elgar) 3. Sabbath morning at sea (wds. E. B. Browning) 4. Where corals lie (wds. R. Garnett) 5. The swimmer (wds. A. L. Gordon)
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1899
Date Recorded: 1965
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Janet Baker (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Janet Baker
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