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Sea Pictures1. Sea Slumber-Song2. In Haven (Capri)3. Sabbath Morning at Sea4. Where Corals Lie5. The SwimmerKonrad Jarnot (baritone), Reinild Mees (piano)
The Wind at DawnIn the Dawn, Op.41, No.1Speak, Music!, Op.41, No.2Dry Those Fair, Those Crystal EyesAlways and EverywhereAmanda Roocroft (baritone), Reinild Mees (piano)
Like to the Damask RoseQueen Mary's SongA Song... more
Julius Patzak (tenor), Ira Malaniuk (mezzosopran), Ludwig Welter (bassbariton), Hans Swarowsky (conductor), Chor und Orchester des Osterreichischen RundfunksRecorded at the Funkhaus Vienna, January 1960Elgar Editions EECD 006-007
CD 1Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47Allegri Quartet, Sinfonia of London, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)CD 2Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor)Elegy for strings, Op. 58New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John... more
3 disc set
Dream of Gerontius (excerpts) – 71 minutesHeddle Nash (tenor), Astra Desmond (mezzo-soprano), Keith Falkner (bass), Malcolm Sargent (conductor), Halle Orchestra and ChorusBroadcast from the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 14 November 1935
Caractacus – excerpts – 51 minutesIsobel Baillie (soprano), Edward Reach (tenor), Arthur Cranmer (baritone), Edward Brown (baritone), Percy Hull (conductor), Hereford Choral Society, City of Birmingham OrchestraBroadcast from The Shire Hall, Hereford, 22 November 1938
And King Olaf... more
The film also uses archive photographs of Elgar, his family and friends.
The music includes: Enigma Variations Serenade for Strings Pomp & Circumstance Salut d'Amour
Naxos Musical Journeys 2110527NTSC, All Regions, Aspect Ratio 4:3, 52 minutes
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor Op.104Pierre Fournier (cello), George Szell (conductor), Kolner Rundfunk Sinfonie OrchesterRecorded LIVE in Cologne 16 November 1962
Beethoven: Variations on the theme 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen' from Mozart's opera The Magic FlutePierre Fournier (cello), Franz Holetschek (piano)Recorded LIVE in Cologne 6 April 1957Medici Arts MM028-2