Posts Tagged “Elgar”

New Elgar 1: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic

by Glenn on August 21, 2014

This sometimes happens to me, I get into an Elgar’s First rut and find myself turning to it again and again over a short period of time. Here is a new release that was recorded in May 2012 that I (…)

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The Greatest Symphony … at least for me

by Glenn on August 6, 2014

This evening I listened to the Symphony No. 1 in A flat major by Sir Edward Elgar. I chose a live recording of the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli on 24 July 1970. The symphony opens with an (…)

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