In this performance of Elgar’s first organ sonata James Lancelot brings this piece of music to life by realising its full colour and majesty from Elgar’s sparse markings.

Composed in only a couple of weeks, this sonata is often referred to as Elgar’s Symphony '0' and is one of the finest organ works of the period.

This DVD also takes an encyclopaedic journey examining all aspects of this sonata, of Elgar, and the organ:

...In collaboration with the Elgar Birthplace Museum we get a rare insight into the real... more

CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47
Allegri Quartet, Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)
Elegy for strings, Op. 58
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John... more