Elgar: Falstaff / Williams, Davis, BBC Philharmonic

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Chandos
Release Date
November 3, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ELGAR, EDWARD
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Williams, Davis
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 03, 2017
    • UPC
      095115518823
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5188
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Falstaff and Prince Henry: Allegro -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    2. Eastcheap: Allegro molto -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    3. Robbery at Gadshill - The Boar's Head Again - Revelry and Sleep: Allegro molto -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    4. Revelry and Sleep: Molto tranquillo -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    5. Dream Interlude -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    6. Falstaff's March: Allegro -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    7. The return through Gloucestershire -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    8. Interlude: Gloucestershire, Shallow's Orchard: Allegretto -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    9. The new king - The hurried ride to London -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    10. King Henry V's Progress: Più moderato -

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    11. The repudiation of Falstaff, and his death

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    12. No. 3. O soft was the song

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    13. No. 5. Was it some golden star?

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    14. No. 6. Twilight

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    15. The Torch, Op. 60, No. 1 (version for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    16. The River, Op. 60, No. 2 (version for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    17. Incidental Music

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    18. Funeral March

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    19. The Wind at Dawn (version for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    20. Pipes of Pan (version for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    21. Pleading, Op. 48 (version for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    22. The King's Way (version for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis

    23. Smoking Cantata

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Roderick Williams

      Conductor: Andrew Davis




Sir Andrew Davis takes his multi-award-winning Elgar discography to the next level with breathtaking interpretations of Falstaff, Elgar’s most accomplished and characteristic work, and several orchestral songs, with exemplary support from the BBC Philharmonic, all recorded in surround-sound. Owing to its technical challenges and more complex harmonic language, the composer always had a high opinion of Falstaff, saying that he had enjoyed writing i Gramophonet ‘more than any other music I have ever composed and perhaps for that reason it may prove to be among my best efforts’. His earlier music for Grania and Diarmid pays tribute to the Irish legend of Diarmuid and Grainne; the Funeral March is probably Elgar’s noblest creation, and echoes the popular Pomp and Circumstance Marches. The various less well-known songs, given heroic interpretations by the baritone Roderick Williams OBE, span the multiple facets of Elgar’s style, from the stern and dramatic impressions of Op. 60 to the satirical and impish jollity of ‘Kindly do not SMOKE’.

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REVIEW:

This is a superbly perceptive traversal of Elgar's Falstaff, evincing a strength of purpose, emotional candor, and meticulous attention to detail. Right from the outset there's an irresistibly idiomatic swagger, acquity, and temperament. Baritone Roderick Williams is at his eloquent best in an attractive selection of orchestral songs.

– Gramophone