Sir Adrian Boult: Elgar - The Complete EMI Recordings | EMI 9035922

Sir Adrian Boult: Elgar - The Complete EMI Recordings

Label: EMI

Cat No: 9035922

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 19

Release Date: 3rd June 2013

Contents

Artists

Rodney Friend (violin)
John Willison (violin)
John Chambers (viola)
Alexander Cameron (cello)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paul Tortelier (cello)
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Robert Lloyd (bass)
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
Robert Tear (tenor)
Benjamin Luxon (bass)
Clifford Grant (bass)
John Carol Case (bass)
Margaret Price (soprano)
Yvonne Minton (contralto)
Alexander Young (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano)
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
Richard Morton (tenor)
Stephen Roberts (bass)
Henry Datyner (violin)
Arnold Cole (violin)
John Coulling (viola)
Keith Harvey (cello)
Ida Haendel (violin)
Paul Beard (violin)
Barry Squire (violin)
Bernard Shore (viola)
Ambrose Gauntlett (cello)
Pablo Casals (cello)
London Philharmonic Choir
Choir of Downe House School
Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Band of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall
New Philharmonia Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Adrian Boult

Works

Elgar, Edward

Caractacus, op.35
» Triumphal March
Carillon, op.75
Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85
Chanson de Matin, op.15 no.2
Chanson de Nuit, op.15 no.1
Cockaigne Overture 'In London Town', op.40
Coronation Ode, op.44
Dream Children, op.43
Elegy for strings, op.58
Empire March
Enigma Variations, op.36
Falstaff: Symphonic Study in C minor, op.68
Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, op.86 (after J S Bach BWV537)
Froissart: Overture, op.19
Funeral March (arr. from Chopin's Piano Sonata no.2, op.35)
Grania and Diarmid, op.42: Incidental Music
Imperial March in B flat major, op.32
In the South (Alassio), op.50
Introduction and Allegro for strings, op.47
Nursery Suite
Overture in D minor, arr. from Handel's 'Chandos Anthem no.2'
Polonia, op.76
Pomp and Circumstance March no.1 in D major, op.39 no.1
Pomp and Circumstance March no.2 in A minor, op.39 no.2
Pomp and Circumstance March no.3 in C minor, op.39 no.3
Pomp and Circumstance March no.4 in G major, op.39 no.4
Pomp and Circumstance March no.5 in C major, op.39 no.5
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op.20
Sospiri, op.70
Symphony no.1 in A flat major, op.55
Symphony no.2 in E flat major, op.63
The Apostles, op.49
The Dream of Gerontius, op.38
The Kingdom, op.51
The Light of Life, op.29 'Lux Christi'
» Meditation
The Music Makers, op.69
The Sanguine Fan, op.81
The Wand of Youth Suite no.1, op.1a
The Wand of Youth Suite no.2, op.1b
Violin Concerto in B minor, op.61

Artists

Rodney Friend (violin)
John Willison (violin)
John Chambers (viola)
Alexander Cameron (cello)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paul Tortelier (cello)
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Robert Lloyd (bass)
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
Robert Tear (tenor)
Benjamin Luxon (bass)
Clifford Grant (bass)
John Carol Case (bass)
Margaret Price (soprano)
Yvonne Minton (contralto)
Alexander Young (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano)
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
Richard Morton (tenor)
Stephen Roberts (bass)
Henry Datyner (violin)
Arnold Cole (violin)
John Coulling (viola)
Keith Harvey (cello)
Ida Haendel (violin)
Paul Beard (violin)
Barry Squire (violin)
Bernard Shore (viola)
Ambrose Gauntlett (cello)
Pablo Casals (cello)
London Philharmonic Choir
Choir of Downe House School
Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Band of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall
New Philharmonia Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Adrian Boult

About

Back in 1920, having heard the young Adrian Boult conduct the Second Symphony, Sir Edward Elgar was certain: ‘My reputation in the future is safe in your hands. It was a wonderful series of sounds. Bless you!’

How right Elgar was, as this treasury confirms: the first set to unite all of Boult’s recordings for EMI of a composer he conducted and recorded throughout his long career. We can thereby hear four different versions of the Enigma Variations, recorded between 1936 and 1970, and marvel at their clear-sighted consistency as much as changing nuances of expression over the years.

The oldest recording in this collection is that of the orchestration of the Chopin: Funeral March from his Piano Sonata No.2, commissioned by the Gramophone Company. Being Sir Adrian’s first of his long association with Elgar, it was attended by the composer and his daughter.

About a tenth of the total collection is available on CD for the first time in this box set.

This set is part of our series of releases marking 30 years since Adrian Boult died.

Contents: (All with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, unless otherwise stated)
CD 1
[1] Concert Overture: Cockaigne (In London Town), Op.40
[2] Concert Overture: Froissart, Op.19 (recorded 1971)
[3] – [5] Serenade in E minor, Op.20
[6] Chanson de nuit, Op.15 No.1
[7] Chanson de matin, Op.15 No.2
[8] – [10] Three Bavarian Dances
[11] Meditation (from “The Light of Life”, Op.29)
[12] Imperial March, Op.32 (recorded 1976)
[13] Triumphal March (from “Caractacus”, Op.35)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 77.00

CD 2
[1] – [15] Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”), Op.36
London Symphony Orchestra (recorded 1970)

[16] – [20] Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos 1-5, Op.39 (recorded 1976/7)
[21] – [22] Grania and Diarmid – Incidental Music, Op.42
[23] – [24] Dream Children – two pieces for small orchestra, Op.43 (recorded 1974)
[25] Empire March (1924)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 76.00

CD 3
The Wand of Youth
[1] – [7] First Suite, Op.1a (recorded 1967)
[8] – [13] Second Suite, Op.1b
[14] Carillon, Op.75
[15] Polonia – Symphonic Prelude, Op.76

Arrangements of Works by other Composers
[16] – [17] Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, Op.86 [Johann Sebastian Bach orch. Elgar] (recorded 1973)
[18] Overture in D minor [Handel transcr. Elgar]
[19] Funeral March (from Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35) [Chopin orch. Elgar] (recorded 1974)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 74.30

CD 4
[1] – [4] Symphony No.1 in A flat, Op.55 (recorded 1976)
[5] – [8] Overture: In the South (Alassio), Op.50 (recorded 1970)
[9] Elegy for string orchestra, Op.58

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 72.30

CD 5
[1] – [4] Symphony No.2 in E flat, Op.63 (recorded 1975/6)
[5] – [16] The Sanguine Fan – Ballet, Op.81
[17] Sospiri, Op.70 (recorded 1937)
BBC Symphony Orchestra

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 75.30

CD 6
[1] Introduction and Allegro, Op.47 (recorded 1972)
Solo quartet: Rodney Friend and John Willison, violins / John Chambers, viola / Alexander Cameron, cello

[2] – [7] Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op.68 (recorded 1973)
[8] – [14] Nursery Suite (recorded 1955)
[15] – [16] Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, Op.86 [Johann Sebastian Bach orch. Elgar] (recorded 1949)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 79.00

CD 7
[1] – [4] Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61 (recorded 1965)
Yehudi Menuhin, violin/New Philharmonia Orchestra

[5] – [8] Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 (recorded 1972)
Paul Tortelier, cello

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 75.00

CD 8
[1] – [10] The Music Makers, Op.69
Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano / London Philharmonic Choir

[11] – [21] The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 – Part I
Helen Watts, mezzo-soprano: The Angel
Nicolai Gedda, tenor: Gerontius
Robert Lloyd, bass: The Priest, The Angel of the Agony
London Philharmonic Choir
New Philharmonia Orchestra

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 75.08

CD 9
[1] – [21] The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 – Part II
Helen Watts, mezzo-soprano: The Angel
Nicolai Gedda, tenor: Gerontius
Robert Lloyd, bass: The Priest, The Angel of the Agony
London Philharmonic Choir
New Philharmonia Orchestra

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 59.47

CD 10
The Apostles, Op.49
[1] Prologue
Part 1
[2] – [5] I: The Calling of the Apostles
[6] II: By the Wayside
[7] – [12] III: By the Sea of Galilee
Sheila Armstrong, soprano: The Blessed Virgin
Helen Watts, contralto: Mary Magdalene
Robert Tear, tenor: St. John
Benjamin Luxon, bass: St. Peter
Clifford Grant, bass: Judas
John Carol Case, bass: Jesus
Choir of Downe House School
London Philharmonic Choir

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 70.40

CD 11
The Apostles (continued)
Part 2
[1] Introduction
[2] – [ 6] IV: The Betrayal
[7] V: Golgotha
[8] VI: At the Sepulchre
[9] – [10] VII: The Ascension
Sheila Armstrong, soprano: The Blessed Virgin
Helen Watts, contralto: Mary Magdalene
Robert Tear, tenor: St. John
Benjamin Luxon, bass: St. Peter
Clifford Grant, bass: Judas
John Carol Case, bass: Jesus
Choir of Downe House School
London Philharmonic Choir

[11] – [26] The Apostles & The Kingdom:
An illustrated introduction by Sir Adrian Boult

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 78.00

CD 12
The Kingdom, Op.51
[1] Prelude
[2] – [4] I: In the Upper Room
[5] II: At the Beautiful Gate
[6] – [8] III: Pentecost
Margaret Price, soprano: The Blessed Virgin
Yvonne Minton, contralto: Mary Magdalene
Alexander Young, tenor: St. John
John Shirley-Quirk, bass: St. Peter
London Philharmonic Choir

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 57.38

CD 13
The Kingdom, Op.51 continued
[1] – [2] IV: The Sign of Healing
[3] – [5] V: The Upper Room
Margaret Price, soprano: The Blessed Virgin
Yvonne Minton, contralto: Mary Magdalene
Alexander Young, tenor: St. John
John Shirley-Quirk, bass: St. Peter
London Philharmonic Choir

Bonus Tracks:

[6] – [12] Coronation Ode, Op.44
Dame Felicity Lott, soprano • Alfreda Hodgson, contralto • Richard Morton, tenor • Stephen Roberts, bass
Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Band of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall conducted by Sir Philip Ledger

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 72.19

CD 14
[1] – [4] Symphony No.1 in A flat, Op.55 (recorded 1949)
[5] – [19] Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”), Op.36 (recorded 1953)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 79.58

CD 15
[1] – [4] Overture: In the South (Alassio), Op.50 (recorded 1955)
[5] – [10] Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op.68 (recorded 1950)
The Wand of Youth
[11] – [17] First Suite, Op.1a (recorded 1953)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 75.00

CD 16
[1] – [5] Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos 1-5, Op.39 (recorded 1955)
[6] Concert Overture: Froissart, Op.19 (recorded 1955)
[7] – [8] Dream Children – two pieces for small orchestra, Op.43 (recorded 1955)
[9] – [23] Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”), Op.36 (recorded 1961)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 78.40

CD 17

[1] Pomp & Circumstance Marches No.3, Op.39 (recorded 1953)
[2] Introduction and Allegro, Op.47 (recorded 1961)
Solo quartet: Henry Datyner and Arnold Cole, violins / John Coulling, viola  Keith Harvey, cello

[3] – [6] Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61
Ida Haendel, violin (recorded 1977/8)

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 76.50

CD 18
[1] – [4] Symphony No.2 in E flat, Op.63 (recorded 1944)
[5] Funeral March (from Piano Sonata No.2, Op.35) [Chopin orch. Elgar] (recorded 1932)
[6] The Dream of Gerontius – Prelude (recorded 1934)
[7] Imperial March, Op.32 (recorded 1937)

BBC Symphony Orchestra

TOTAL DURATION (approx) 73.00

CD 19
[1] Introduction and Allegro, Op.47 (recorded 1937)
Solo quartet: Paul Beard and Barry Squire, violins / Bernard Shore, viola / Ambrose Gauntlett, cello
[2] – [16] Variations on an Original Theme (“Enigma”), Op.36 (recorded 1936)
[17] – [20] Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 (recorded 1945)
Pablo Casals, cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra

TOTAL DURATION (approx)

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