The Elgar Edition: The Complete Electrical Recordings
Steuart Wilson (Gerontius), Margaret Balfour (Angel), Herbert Heyner (The Priest/The Angel of the Agony), Tudor Davies (Gerontius), Horace Stevens (The Angel of the Agony), Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Margaret Balfour (contralto), Beatrice Harrison (cello), Sir Edward Elgar (piano)
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This 9-disc set gathers all of the recordings of Elgar himself conducting (mainly with the LSO), including the Violin Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin. — More…
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Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 20-22 November 1930: Kingsway Hall, London
I. Andante: nobilmente e semplice - Allegro
II. Allegro molto -
III. Adagio
IV. Lento - Allegro
Elgar: Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 11-12 November 1931 & 4 February 1932: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London
Symphonic Study in C minor Op. 68 (with Elgar's divisions) (1992 Digital Remaster): I. Falstaff and Prince Henry
Symphonic Study in C minor Op. 68 (with Elgar's divisions) (1992 Digital Remaster): II. Eastcheap... [fig. 17]
Symphonic Study in C minor Op. 68 (with Elgar's divisions) (1992 Digital Remaster): Dream Interlude: 'Jack Falstaff...' [fig. 76]
Symphonic Study in C minor Op. 68 (with Elgar's divisions) (1992 Digital Remaster): III. Falstaff's march... [fig. 81]
Symphonic Study in C minor Op. 68 (with Elgar's divisions) (1992 Digital Remaster): Interlude: Gloucestershire. Shallow's orchard - The new king - The hurried ride... [fig. 102]
Symphonic Study in C minor Op. 68 (with Elgar's divisions) (1992 Digital Remaster): IV. King Henry V's progress... [fig. 114]
Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 1 April & (CR 1275 take 2) 15 July 1927: Queen's Hall (relayed to Studio D, Small Queen's Hall), London
I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente
II. Larghetto
III. Rondo (Presto)
IV. Moderato e maestoso
Elgar: III. Rondo (to cue 116): first take (from Symphony No. 2 in E flat Op. 63)
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 1 April 1927, Queen's Hall (relayed to Studio D, Small Queen's Hall), London
Elgar: Rehearsal for second take of III. Rondo (Presto) from Symphony No. 2 in E flat Op. 63
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 15 July 1927, Queen's Hall (relayed to Studio D, Small Queen's Hall), London
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 (1992 Digital Remaster), PART 1 - excerpts
- Margaret Balfour/Steuart Wilson/Herbert Heyner/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra/Sir Edward Elgar/Arnold Greir, Steuart Wilson (tenor)
- Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Royal Choral Society
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 26 February 1927: live in the Royal Albert Hall, London
Prelude
Kyrie eleison (cue 29)
Rescue him, O Lord (cue 63)
Go in the name of Angels and Archangels (cue 72)
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 (1992 Digital Remaster), PART 2 - excerpts
- Margaret Balfour/Steuart Wilson/Herbert Heyner/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra/Sir Edward Elgar/Arnold Greir, Steuart Wilson (tenor), Margaret Balfour (mezzo-soprano), Herbert Heyner (bass)
- Royal Choral Society, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 26 February 1927: live in the Royal Albert Hall, London
Praise to the Holiest (cue 60)
And now the threshold (four before cue 73)
Jesu! by that shuddering dread (cue 106)
Take me away (three before cue 125)
Elgar: Civic Fanfare & The National Anthem (arr. Elgar)
- Unknown
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 4 September 1927: live in Hereford Cathedral
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 (1992 Digital Remaster), PART 1 - excerpts
- Margaret Balfour/Tudor Davies/Horace Stevens/London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Edward Elgar, Tudor Davies (tenor)
- Three Choirs Festival Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 6 September 1927, live in Hereford Cathedral
So pray for me (cue 28)
O Jesu, help! (cue 61)
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 (1992 Digital Remaster), PART 2 - excerpts
- Tudor Davies (tenor), Horace Stevens (bass), Margaret Balfour (mezzo-soprano)
- Three Choirs Festival Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Edward Elgar
- Recorded: 1992-01-01
- Recording Venue: 6 September 1927, live in Hereford Cathedral
Jesu! by that shuddering dread (cue 106)
Take me away (three before cue 125)