Albion
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« on: October 12, 2012, 12:27:53 pm » |
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There is a very welcome release from Somm due in November - SOMM247Polonia, Op.76 Carillon, Op.75 (for speaker & orchestra ) Sospiri, Op.70 Une Voix dans le Désert, Op.77 (for speaker, soprano & orchestra) Carissima Le Drapeau Belge, Op.79 (for speaker & orchestra) Rosemary The Sanguine Fan, Op.81 Sursum Corda, Op.11
Simon Callow, Speaker Susan Gritton, Soprano BBC Concert Orchestra/ John WilsonAlthough this collection covers very similar ground to a previous Pearl issue - the prospect of fully-professional forces tackling this still generally-unknown area of Elgar's output is very exciting. :)
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"A piece is worth your attention, and is itself for you praiseworthy, if it makes you feel you have not wasted your time over it." (Sydney Grew, 1922)
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jimfin
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2012, 11:05:27 pm » |
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Very much looking forward. The Pearl release was of a very high standard, though. One of the singers in the Fringes of the Fleet was one Russell Watson: I wonder whether the one who subsequently became known as a 'popular classical' singer. Recordings of 'Sursum Corda' are pretty rare too.
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Albion
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2012, 09:06:42 am » |
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The musicweb review is very positive about this new release, but criticises Simon Callow for being too emotive in his delivery of Cammaerts’ poetry - http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2012/Oct12/Elgar_wartime_SOMMCD247.htm- but, given that the reviewer refers to the texts as "agonised", it will be interesting to see how other listeners react ... :)
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"A piece is worth your attention, and is itself for you praiseworthy, if it makes you feel you have not wasted your time over it." (Sydney Grew, 1922)
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jimfin
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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2012, 10:37:58 am » |
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Surprisingly, 'Polonia' must be one of the most-recorded pieces of Elgar. I currently have five different recordings of it: the Collett, Boult, Elgar (shortened acoustic version), Andrew Davis and Douglas Bostock. I quite like the piece, but I'm not sure it really needs this. It is obviously just a nice convenient length to fill up a CD.
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