Descript |
3 compact discs (212 min.) : digital, mono + 1 booklet. |
Note |
Booklet notes by Jerrold Northrop Moore. |
Contents |
Disc 1: Symphony no. 1 in A flat, op. 55 (46:30) -- Falstaff : symphonic study in C minor, op. 68 (30:49). -- Disc 2: Symphony no. 2 in E flat, op. 63 (47:44) ; Rondo: 1st take (4:10) ; Rehearsal for 2nd take (5:02). -- Disc 3: The dream of Gerontius, op. 38 : excerpts (44:54) -- Civic fanfare and National anthem (2:28) -- The dream of Gerontius, op. 38 : excerpts (16:51) -- The music makers, op. 69 : excerpts (9:46) |
Performer |
All performances conducted by Elgar. Symphony no. 1, Falstaff and Symphony no. 2 performed by the London Symphony Orchestra ; Dream of Gerontius performed by Royal Choral Society, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra; with Margaret Balfour, Steuart Wilson, Herbert Heyner ; Civic fanfare performed by Three Choirs Festival Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, with Margaret Balfour, Tudor Davies, Horace Stevens, Sir Herbert Brewer. |
Note |
Recorded: London and Hereford, 1927-1932. |
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Originally released as 78 rpm gramophone records. |
UPC |
077775456028 |
Other # |
7 54560 2 EMI Classics |
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