SEE BELOW FOR THE NTSC VERSIONThis DVD features a landmark recording by the current Master of the Choristers and Organist of Durham Cathedral James Lancelot. 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... more
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