Since the London Symphony Orchestra’s foundation in 1904, the music and spirit of Sir Edward Elgar have lived in the Orchestra’s blood. Elgar conducted the LSO during its very first 1904–5 season of concerts, and the Orchestra’s first Principal Conductor, Hans Richter, was a devoted champion of the composer’s music both at home and abroad.Combining a remastered collection of the LSO’s finest Elgar recordings, this album demonstrates the enduring significance of the composer’s work for the LSO, and showcases performances by conductors Barry Tuckwell, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sir Colin Davis and Sir Antonio Pappano. The album features critically acclaimed, award-winning recordings of Elgar’s Symphonies Nos 1–3, alongside orchestral favourites including Elgar's "Enigma" Variations, Cello Concerto, Imperial March and Pomp & Circumstance Marches.

Composers Sir Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductors Sir Colin Davis, Barry Tuckwell, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Sir Antonio Pappano
Performers London Symphony Orchestra
Soloist Felix Schmidt (Cello)

Disc 1
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 55
1. I. Andante. Nobilmente e semplice - Allegro
2. II. Allegro molto
3. III. Adagio
4. IV. Lento - Allegro

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, Op. 39
5. III. March No. 3 in C Minor
6. II. March No. 2 in A Minor
7. V. March No. 5 in C Major

Disc 2
Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 63
1. I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente
2. II. Larghetto
3. III. Rondo. Presto
4. IV. Moderato e maestoso

Elgar: Coronation March, Op. 65
5. Coronation March, Op. 65

Elgar: Imperial March, Op. 32
6. Imperial March, Op. 32

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, Op. 39
7. I. March No. 1 in D Major

Disc 3
Elgar: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 88 (posth.)
Sketches elaborated by Anthony Payne
1. I. Allegro molto maestoso
2. II. Scherzo. Allegretto
3. III. Adagio solenne
4. IV. Allegro

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
5. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, Op. 39
6. IV. March No. 4 in G Major

Disc 4
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
1. Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma"
2. Theme (Andante)
3. I. C.A.E. (L'istesso tempo)
4. II. H.D.S-P. (Allegro)
5. III. R.B.T. (Allegretto)
6. IV. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)
7. V. R.P.A. (Moderato)
8. VI. Ysobel (Andantino)
9. VII. Troyte (Presto)
10. VIII. W.N. (Allegretto)
11. IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
12. X. Intermezzo. Dorabella (Allegretto)
13. XI. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)
14. XII. B.G.N. (Andante)
15. XIII. Romanza. *** (Moderato)
16. XIV. Finale. E.D.U. (Allegro)

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
17. I. Adagio - Moderato
18. II. Lento - Allegro molto
19. III. Adagio
20. IV. Finale. Allegro

Release Date 24 November 2023
LSO0572 | 0822231157229

Producer James Mallinson (Symphonies, Intro & Allegro, Enigma Variations)
John Boyden (Cello Concerto, Marches)
Andrew Cornall (Tallis Fantasia)
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd(Intro & Allegro, Enigma Variations, Tallis Fantasia)
Tony Faulkner (Symphonies)
Tryggvi Tryggvason (Cello Concerto, Marches)
Recorded 2001 (Symphonies), 2005 (Intro & Allegro), 2007 (Enigma Variations), and 2020 (Tallis Fantasia), Barbican, London, and 1988 (Cello Concerto, Marches), Walthamstow Town Hall, London

Booklet in English, French & German

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