Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) English Strings Music. 🎧 *Find this recording in our Spotify playlist* : spoti.fi/3mlGRsw *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:30) 00:00 Introduction and Allegro, Op.47 with Allegri String Quartet Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 14:03 I. Allegro Piacevole 18:02 II. Larghetto 24:02 III. Allegretto, Come Prima 27:15 Elegy, Op. 58* 31:46 Sospiri, Op. 70* Sinfonia of London New Philharmonia Orchestra* Recorded in 1962, 1966, at London Painting: British School 19th century (1800-1899) www.tate.org.uk 🔊Find CMRR's recordings on SPOTIFY : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/2M1Eop2 Barbirolli saw how the smaller works were tributaries flowing into the main broad stream. This perceptiveness is especially notable in his conducting of the Elegy and Sospiri, recorded with the New Philharmonia Orchestra in mid-July 1966. Together they do not last 10 minutes, but in that time what an emotional canvas is covered. The Elegy (1909) is the more formal. It was written ostensibly as a memorial to a former official of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, but one cannot escape the feeling that something more personal was the cause of these elegiac thoughts, so serenely expressed and written with such mastery of the sound of strings. Barbirolli finds its heartbeat, as he does even more poignantly in Sospiri (1914) for strings, harp and organ. What are the 'Sighs' of the title? Nothing trivial, we may be sure, for there is heartbreak in this music and, as Barbirolli conducts it, a Mahlerian nervous tension. Whatever was at the root of this exposure of innermost grief, it shook Elgar to the core of his being. Elgar - Enigma Variations, Nemrod / Pomp and Circumstance, March (Cent.rec.: Sir John Barbirolli): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gtLIBEXxLi4.html Edward Elgar PLAYLIST (reference recordings): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qcABXRl-IvQ.html
Wunderschöne und lyrische Interpretation dieser fünf fein komponierten Meisterwerke mit gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der unvergleichliche Dirigent leitet die beiden ausgezeichenten Orchester im lebhaften Tempo und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Alles ist wahrlich hörenswert!
Barbirolli saw how the smaller works were tributaries flowing into the main broad stream. This perceptiveness is especially notable in his conducting of the Elegy and Sospiri, recorded with the New Philharmonia Orchestra in mid-July 1966. Together they do not last 10 minutes, but in that time what an emotional canvas is covered. The Elegy (1909) is the more formal. It was written ostensibly as a memorial to a former official of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, but one cannot escape the feeling that something more personal was the cause of these elegiac thoughts, so serenely expressed and written with such mastery of the sound of strings. Barbirolli finds its heartbeat, as he does even more poignantly in Sospiri (1914) for strings, harp and organ. What are the 'Sighs' of the title? Nothing trivial, we may be sure, for there is heartbreak in this music and, as Barbirolli conducts it, a Mahlerian nervous tension. Whatever was at the root of this exposure of innermost grief, it shook Elgar to the core of his being. Click to activate the English subtitles for the complete presentation (00:00-02:30)
These are my favorite recordings of both the "Introduction & Allegro" and the "Serenade". Clearly heartfelt and energetic playing and just the right amount of ambience in the studio (I remember reading that the room was unusually cold and the musicians had to wear gloves when they weren't playing!). Also recorded at the same sessions were string orchestra works by Vaughan Williams, which are worth seeking out.
Regardless of sound quality, which considering how old these recordings are is pretty excellent anyway, I always favour Barbirolli recordings. Elgar, Mahler, Delius etc. There just aren’t any better performances on recorded media.
