The Best of Elgar (Incls 'Nimrod' variation & 'Pomp and Circumstance' March Nos 1 & 4)

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SIR EDWARD ELGAR
The Best of Elgar (Incls 'Nimrod' variation & 'Pomp and Circumstance' March Nos 1 & 4)
Maria Kliegel (cello) Dong-Suk Kang (violin) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / etc

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Saturday 10 May 2008

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Edward Elgar was arguably the leading English composer of his generation and a significant figure among late Romantic European musicians. Born in the West of England in 1857, the son of a piano-tuner and owner of a music shop, he earned his earlier living as an organist, violinist and teacher in his own part of the country. After his marriage in 1889 he found himself able to move to London as a composer, but success only came later, after his return to the West Country, confirmed by the Enigma Variations, first performed in London in 1899. He wrote relatively little after the death of his wife in 1920.

Tracks:

Military March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance"
Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Nimrod
Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: Adagio
Salut d'amour, Op. 12
Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55: Andante nobilmente e semplice
Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20: Larghetto - Allegretto
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61: Andante
Military March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance"
Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40, "In London Town"