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Elgar: Symphony No. 2 & Serenade for Strings / Gardner, BBC Symphony
Chandos

Elgar: Symphony No. 2 & Serenade for Strings / Gardner, BBC Symphony

$21.99

Details

Composer
ELGAR, EDWARD
Artist
Gardner
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jun 01, 2018
Catalog #
CHSA 5197
UPC
095115519721

About

Following a highly praised recording of Symphony No. 1 last year, Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony present here an electrifying interpretation of Elgar’s Symphony No. 2, with the addition of one of his most performed works: the Serenade for Strings. Having now become experts in British repertoire with highly lauded series of Walton and Britten, they reveal all the aspects of Elgar’s masterpiece in this surround sound recording. Symphony No. 2 is richly orchestrated and skillfully constructed, drawing on hugely varied resources of harmony, rhythm and melody, and making considerable use of thematic transformation as a unifying technique. While the Symphony No. 2 is one of the greatest products of Elgar’s maturity, the Serenade in E minor for Strings is perhaps the most charming product of his youth. In this three-movement piece dominated by a deeply passionate Larghetto, the strings of the BBC Symphony superbly encapsulate all the emotions offered by this graceful work: tender lyrical and intense.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente 17:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente
    Duration
    17:44
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  2. 2 II. Larghetto 14:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    14:02
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  3. 3 III. Rondo 08:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  4. 4 IV. Moderato e maestoso 14:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Moderato e maestoso
    Duration
    14:51
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  5. 5 I. Allegro piacevole 03:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro piacevole
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  6. 6 II. Larghetto 05:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  7. 7 III. Allegretto 02:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner