| Other author/creator | Balfour, Margaret, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, Steuart singer. |
| Other author/creator | Heyner, Herbert, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Davies, Tudor, 1892-1958, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Stevens, Horace, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Brewer, A. Herbert (Alfred Herbert), 1865-1928, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934 conductor. |
| Included Work | Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Symphonies, no. 1, op. 55, A♭ major. |
| Included Work | Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Falstaff. |
| Included Work | Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Symphonies, no. 2, op. 63, E♭ major. |
| Included Work | Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Dream of Gerontius. |
| Included Work | Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934 Civic fanfare. |
| Included Work | Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Music makers. |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Series |
Selections (EMI Classics) ; v. 1
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Selections (EMI Classics) ; v. 1. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Contents |
Symphony no. 1 in A flat, op. 55 (46:30) -- Falstaff : symphonic study in C minor, op. 68 (30:49) -- Symphony no. 2 in E flat, op. 63 (47:44) ; Rondo : 1st take (4:10) ; Rehearsal for 2nd take (5:02) -- The dream of Gerontius, op. 38 : excerpts (44:54) -- Civic fanfare and National anthem (2:28) -- The dream of Gerontius, op. 38 : excerpts (16:51) -- The music makers, op. 69 : excerpts (9:46). |
| General note | EMI Classics: CDS 7 54560 2 (CDC 7 54561 2--CDC 7 54563 2). Additional no. on container: CDCC 54560 (USA). |
| General note | The 2nd work is a symphonic poem; the 4th/6th work excerpts from an oratorio; the 7th, excerpts from a choral work. Vocal works sung in English; words by Cardinal Newman (4th work) and Arthur O'Shaughnessy (7th work). |
| General note | Compact discs; analog recordings. |
| General note | Originally released as 78 rpm recordings. |
| General note | Notes by Jerrold Northrop Moore, and vocal texts ([27] p. : ill., facsim.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
In the 1st-3rd works: London Symphony Orchestra. In the 4th work: Margaret Balfour, mezzo-soprano ; Steuart Wilson, tenor ; Herbert Heyner, bass ; Royal Choral Society ; Royal Albert Hall Orchestra. In the 6th work: Margaret Balfour, mezzo-soprano ; Tudor Davies, tenor ; Horace Stevens, bass ; Sir Herbert Brewer, organ ; Three Choirs Festival Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra. In the 7th work: Three Choirs Festival Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra. In all works: the composer, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | The 1st-4th works recorded in London, variously between Feb. 26, 1927 and Feb. 4, 1932. The remainder recorded live in Hereford Cathedral, Sept. 4, 6, and 8, 1927. |
| Publisher number | CDS 7 54560 2 EMI Classics |
| Publisher number | CDC 7 54561 2 EMI Classics |
| Publisher number | CDC 7 54562 2 EMI Classics |
| Publisher number | CDC 7 54563 3 EMI Classics |
| Publisher number | CDCC 54560 EMI Classics |
