Elgar: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2

Magnificent Elgar from Haitink, masterfully balancing long-range sweep and fine orchestral detail, and finding ferocious brilliance in the First Symphony’s Scherzo. Boult’s Cockaigne is a coruscating bonus. Malcolm Hayes
 

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5

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:36 pm

COMPOSERS: Elgar
LABELS: EMI
WORKS: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2; Sospiri; Serenade for Strings; Cockaigne etc
PERFORMER: Philharmonia Orchestra/Haitink; CLS/Hickox; LPO/Boult
CATALOGUE NO: EMI 907 2212

Magnificent Elgar from Haitink, masterfully balancing long-range sweep and fine orchestral detail, and finding ferocious brilliance in the First Symphony’s Scherzo. Boult’s Cockaigne is a coruscating bonus. Malcolm Hayes

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