I. C.A.E. (Caroline Alice Elgar, The Composer's Wife)
1:52
3
II. H.D.S.-P. (Hew David Steuart-Powell)
0:47
4
III. R.B.T. (Richard Baxter Townshed)
1:27
5
IV. W.M.B. (William Meath Baker)
0:29
6
V. R.P.A. (Richard Penrose Arnold)
1:53
7
VI. Ysobel (Isabel Fitton)
1:12
8
VII. Troyte (Troyte Griffith)
0:55
9
VIII. W.N. (Winifred Norbury)
1:45
10
IX. Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger)
3:52
11
X. Intermezzo: Dorabello (Dora Penny)
2:52
12
XI. G.R.S. (George Robertson Sinclair)
0:59
13
XII. B.G.S. (Baisl G. Nevinson)
2:20
14
XIII. Romanza: *** [Lady Mary Lygon]
2:34
15
XIV. Finale: E.D.U. (The Composer)
5:48
Pomp & Circumstance Marches, Op. 39
16
No. 1 In D
6:06
17
No. 2 In A Minor
2:53
18
No. 3 In C Minor
5:41
19
No.4 In G
5:05
20
No.5 In C
5:37
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21
Cockaigne (In London Town) - Concert Overture, Op. 40
14:35
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c)
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EMI Classics
Phonographic Copyright (p)
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EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured By
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EMI Classics
Distributed By
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EMI Classics
Credits
Composed By
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Sir Edward Elgar
Conductor
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Sir Adrian Boult (tracks: 1 to 20),
Sir John Barbirolli (tracks: 21)
Design
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Debbie McIntyre
Liner Notes
–
David Foil
Orchestra
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Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks: 21),
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 16 to 20),
The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 1 to 15)
Notes
Total Playing Time: 70:04 Tracks 1 - 15 recorded 1971 Tracks 16 - 20 recorded 1977 Track 21 recorded 1963
The splendor and nobility of Elgar's art has a touching gravity about it, there as amid the snap and swagger of Pomp & Circumstance and the rambunctious nostalgia of the Cockaigne Overture. This is music of great beauty and great strength, but greater humanity.