Composer: Edward William Elgar
Performer: Gregor Piatigorsky
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Arturo Toscanini, Sir John Barbirolli, Artur Rodjinsky
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Somm
Catalogue: ARIADNE5005
Release: 2019
Size: 382 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Variations On An Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36
01. Theme
02. Variation I : C.A.E.
03. Variation II : H.D.S-P.
04. Variation III : R.B.T.
05. Variation IV : W.M.B.
06. Variation V : R.P.A.
07. Variation VI : Ysobel
08. Variation VII : Troyte
09. Variation VIII : W.N.
10. Variation IX : Nimrod
11. Variation X : Intermezzo (Dorabella)
12. Variation XI : G.R.S.
13. Variation XII : B.G.N.
14. Variation XIII : Romanza
15. Variation XIV : Finale (e.D.U.)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
16. I. Adagio – Moderato
17. II. Lento – Allegro molto
18. III. Adagio
19. IV. Allegro – Moderato – Allegro, ma non-troppo – Poco più lento – Adagio
Falstaff, Symphonic Study in C Minor, Op. 68
20. I. Falstaff and Prince Henry
21. II. Eastcheap – Gadshll – The Boar’s Head, revelry and sleep
22. Dream Interlude
23. III. Falstaff’s march – The return through Gloucestershire
24. Interlude. Gloucestershire. Shallow’s orchard
25. IV. King Henry’s progress – The repudiation of Falstaff, and his death
SOMM RECORDINGS is delighted to announce the release of Elgar from America, Volume I featuring historic recordings by a legendary cellist, two American orchestras and a trio of the 20th century’s greatest conductors. The results offer a fascinating transatlantic perspective on a titan of British music and includes two masterpieces and a symphonic study which Elgar considered his best orchestral piece. Elgar visited America annually from 1905-07 and again in 1911 where his music found articulate champions and a place in the country’s affections, the trio of his Pomp and Circumstance March in D an essential, long-established part of ceremonies accompanying America’s graduation tradition. The featured recordings date from the 1940s and have been restored and remastered by the multi-award-winning audio restoration engineer Lani Spahr, who also provides informative booklet notes.