Elgar: Symphony No 02

1. Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Composed by Edward Elgar
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Vernon Handley

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Average customer rating: Elgar's Second: heroic, introspective and magnificent An EMI Classic A Truly Classic Recording of a Great Symphony

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Tracks:

1. Sym No.2 in E flat, Op.63: First Movt: Allegro Vivace E Nobilmente
2. Sym No.2 in E flat, Op.63: Second Movt: Larghetto
3. Sym No.2 in E flat, Op.63: Third Movt: Rondo (Presto)
4. Sym No.2 in E flat, Op.63: Fourth Movt: Moderato E Maestoso

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Elgar's Second: heroic, introspective and magnificent.......2002-03-07

...Elgar's Second Symphony is a masterpiece, and an underrated one at that. In common with all Elgar's great achievements, the symphony is an intensely personal work, and while there will be first-time listeners who simply can't relate to it, repeated listenings will reveal its riches. For me, Elgar's First Symphony was initially the more accessible of the two, but ironically the Second is the one that I now come back to again and again. The First may have one of the greatest adagios ever composed, but the Second has an unsurpassed sense of unity. Under the guidance of that supreme Elgarian, Vernon Handley, this recording is a glorious representation of the composer's musical vision. I have several recordings of the Symphony, but none come as close to achieving that seemingly contradictory mix of grandeur, nobility and introspection which Handley reveals in Elgar's masterly score. THIS is the journey of the soul, as Elgar himself envisioned.

What a shock the symphony must have been to the audience at its premiere! The "stuffed pigs", as Elgar described them to his friend Billy Reed, would surely not have known what to make of the third movement Rondo, perhaps the composer's most startlingly modern inspiration. As performed here, it will come as a revelation to those who usually dismiss Elgar as the Edwardian clubman of music. It is a tremendously vital piece of music, and the perfect movement to follow the haunting but majestic Larghetto.

I was also impressed by Handley's decision to include an organ for sixteen bars near the conclusion of the final movement. (Elgar had recommended the use of this instrument "if available".) The effect is as moving as it is unexpected, and another example of Handley's fine musical conscience.

This is a marvellous work from one of the greatest of all composers. Let's hope EMI retains this interpretation in its catalogue for many years to come.

An EMI Classic.......2002-03-05

I find the Second's opening movement, to say the least, psychologically complex. It took me a while to get it; it inevitably grew on me over time. I can say the same for the symphony. I think it's for this reason that I keep coming back to listen. Certain orchestral works just wow you from the get-go. This brilliance of this symphony is that its power is subdued. The overall effect accrues in one's conscience over time. The orchestration ebbs to the surface subtlely and gracefully. The slow movement (Larghetto) is one of Elgar's finest, along with the slow movement from the Violin Concerto. The wispy Rondo boasts some colorful woodwind detail. The strings play with variations on thematic elements from the opening movement. The finale makes a beautiful opening statement, builds in intensity, and fades to a breathtaking, quiet conclusion. The advantage of Handley's recording is the augmentation of the bass line with pipe organ pedals in the closing few minutes of the symphony. Overall, Handley's skill as a conductor of English music shines through quite well in this recording. I hope EMI keeps this one in print. Again, this is a recording you will return to with pleasure. Its power springs from its ebb and flow and the ultimate serenity that it conveys.

A Truly Classic Recording of a Great Symphony.......2002-01-23

Elgar's Second Symphony is a very personal work for me - and I suspect for many others who worship this composer. It is an opulently scored and intensely emotional work that challenges as profoundly as do the best symphonies of Mahler and Bruckner. Many conductors have confessed a great love for this work but it still remains underplayed. Audiences who take Mahler's and Shostakovich's confessional rantings in stride seem less able to accept the same from Elgar. Maybe the knowledge that he is a British composer has hampered his acceptance worldwide although I can't understand why this would be so. I regret having more opportunities of hearing Elgar (or Vaughan Williams, Delius or Bax) in the concert hall but I am grateful that so many recordings of this particular work exist. I came to this symphony through Boult and Barbirolli's recordings. Boult's 1940s BBC recording and Barbirolli's 1964 Halle recording remain my favorite interpretations overall and they are world's apart in concept. Boult is powerfully driven whereas Barbirolli is more expressive in his usual heartfelt manner. Both are passionate and both make the strongest case possible for this symphony. What is so extraordinary about this Vernon Handley recording from the early 1980s is how he incorporates the very best qualities of both Boult and Barbirolli into one blazing performance. Handley studied with Boult and his technique is modeled after that of his great teacher but he's a much more impetuous and personal conductor - sometimes approaching the expressivity of Barbirolli without ever becoming indulgent. I have no doubt that Handley is the greatest interpreter of British music after Boult and Barbirolli and this recording is one of his greatest. No succeeding recording of the Elgar Second has matched it and I recommend it to all who wish to learn this great symphony. The sound is a little dry but it is clean and does much to clarify Elgar's thick textures. A truly classic recording.

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Tracks:

1. Prld In E (from Partita No.3, BWV 1006 - Joseph Szigeti
2. Una voce poco fa (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I) - Elvira De Hidalgo
3. Jac je mi (Dalibor, Act II) - Emmy Destinn
4. Qui Radames verra...O patria mia (Aida, Act III) - Celestina Boninsegna
5. O d'amor messagera (Mireille, Act I) - Luisa Tetrazzini
6. Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro! (Otello, Act II) - Pasquale Amato
7. Infelice, sconsolata (Die Zauberflote, Act I) - Frieda Hempel
8. An die Musik, D.547 - Elena Gerhardt
9. La serenata - Mattia Battistini
10. Mazurka in D, Op.19 No. 2 - Jan Kubelik
11. Questa o quella (Rigoletto, Act I) - Ippolito Lazaro
12. Saper Vorreste (Un ballo in maschera, Act III) - Selma Kurz
13. Do not weep, child (The Demon, Act II) - Feodor Chaliapin
14. Etude in f, Op.25 No.2 - Ignacy Jan Paderewski
15. Un di all'azzurro spazio (Andrea Chenier, Act I) - Bernardo De Muro
16. Se il mio nome ( Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I) - Dmitri Smirnov
17. Es gibt ein Reich ( Ariadne auf Naxos) - Maria Jeritza
18. Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali (Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III) - Tito Schipa
19. Sym No.5 in c, Op.67-I: Allegro con brio - Berliner Philharmoniker/Arthur Nikisch
20. Das Wandern (No.1 from Die schone Mullerin) - Sir George Henschel
21. Land of Hope and Glory - Dame Clara Butt

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Tracks:

1. O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) - Philharmonia Chor & Orch/Norbert Balatsch/Riccardo Muti
2. Ste No.2 in D, BWV 1068: II. AIr - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
3. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K.525: I. Allegro - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
4. Hallelujah (Messiah) - Ambrosian Singers/ECO/Sir Charles Mackerras
5. Sym No.4 in A, Op.90 'Italian': I. Allegro Vivace - Berliner Phil/Kluas Tennstedt
6. Polonaise No.6 in A flat Op.58 'Heroic' - Andrea Lucchesini
7. The Flight Of The Bumble Bee (Tsar Saltan, Act III) - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
8. In A Persian Market - Ambrosian Singers/John McCarthy/Philharmonia Orch/John Lanchbery
9. Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici (Brindisi) (La Travata Act I) - Alfredo Klaus/Renata Scotto
10. Farandole (L'Arlesienne Ste No.2) - Orch Nat de France/Seiji Ozawa
11. An Der Schonen Blauen Donau, Op.314 - Wiener Johann Strauss Orch/Willi Boskovsky
12. Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba (Pagliacci) - Franco Corelli
13. Nimrod ('Engima' Vars) - LSO/Sir Adrian Boult
14. Capriccio Italien, Op.45 - Philharmonia Orch/Seiji Ozawa

Track Listings:

1. Elgar: Violin Sonata In E Minor, Op.82/Violin Concerto In B Minor, Op.61
2. Encores You Love
3. Everlasting Love
4. Extase
5. Favorite Baroque Classics / Varioius
6. Favourite Baroque
7. Favourite Classics 2
8. Favourite Collection
9. Favourite Debussy
10. Favourite Elgar

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Beginnings [Import]

Handel: Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks, etc [Import]

Delta Crossroads [Hybrid SACD]

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

I'll Keep You Here

Incredible [Import]

Dr. Seuss Presents: Fox in Sox

Josquin

Heroes and Friends

Identity

Hangin Around (Part 1) [CD-single] [Import] [Live]

Heaven & Earth [Import]

Fit But You Know It, Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]

Josef Suk: Asrael; A Summer's Tale; The Ripening; Epilogue; Fairy Tale; Praga

Jesus Christ Superstar (Original London Concept Recording)