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Elgar: Orchestrated By Donald Fraser, Piano Quintet, Sea Pictures

English Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra & Kenneth Wood

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Format: CD

Cat No: AV2362

Release Date:  27 May 2016

Label:  Avie

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  822252236224

Genres:  Classical  Orchestral  

  • Description

    Kenneth Woods conducts two triumphant premiere recordings of works by Elgar, orchestrated by Donald Fraser: the Piano Quintet with the English Symphony Orchestra, and Sea Pictures for choir and orchestra, with the English Chamber Orchestra and the Rodolfus Choir.

    One "of the most exciting events I have experienced during a reviewing career approaching half a century," was the verdict of the Birmingham Post's critic after hearing the premiere performance of Elgar's Piano Quintet in a new orchestration by Donald Fraser, with Kenneth Woods conducting the English Symphony Orchestra.



    This version, which was also named a "Premiere of the Year" by Classical Music Magazine, appears in a studio recording alongside Fraser's choral arrangement of Elgar's Sea Pictures with Woods conducting the English Chamber Orchestra and the Rodolfus Choir. Fraser has frequently orchestrated works by Elgar at the behest of individuals and organizations including Yehudi Menuhin and the Elgar Society. These two new arrangements will appeal to orchestras and choirs worldwide, and the recording will spread Elgar's music to yet a wider audience.



    Personnel: English Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Kenneth Woods (conductor), Rodolfus Choir, Ralph Allwood (director)



    Critical acclaim:



    "A triumph in its recreation of Elgar's rich orchestral sound-world...The ESO certainly played with an enthusiastic awareness that they were making history, and the devoted, unassuming Kenneth Woods conducted with an easy flexibility that recalled the work's chamber-music origins." - Birmingham Post

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Edward Elgar, Orch. Donald Fraser Piano Quintet In A Minor, Op. 84: I. Moderato – Allegro
      • 2. Edward Elgar Orch. Donald Fraser Piano Quintet In A Minor, Op. 84: II. Adagio
      • 3. Edward Elgar Orch. Donald Fraser Piano Quintet In A Minor, Op. 84: III. Andante – Allegro
      • 4. Edward Elgar Orch. Donald Fraser Sea Pictures, Op. 37: I. Sea Slumber Song
      • 5. Edward Elgar, Orch. Donald Fraser Sea Pictures, Op. 37: II. In Haven
      • 6. Edward Elgar, Orch. Donald Fraser Sea Pictures, Op. 37: III. Sabbath Morning At Sea
      • 7. Edward Elgar Orch. Donald Fraser Sea Pictures, Op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
      • 8. Edward Elgar Orch. Donald Fraser Sea Pictures, Op. 37: V. The Swimmer