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Salut d'amour, Op. 12, "Liebesgruss" (version for violin and piano) (more info)
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Simone Lamsma, violin
Robert Koenig, piano
Yurie Miura, piano
Maud Powell, violin
George Falkenstein, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
Julian Milford, piano
Chuanyun Li,
Takako Nishizaki, violin
Recording date: 9 September 1913


1.   Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (version for violin and piano) - 3:06


Cockaigne, Op. 40, "In London Town" (more info)
Performed by: Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Bramwell Tovey Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Adrian Leaper Alexander Gibson
Recording date: 13-16 April 1991


2.   Cockaigne, Op. 40, "In London Town" - 15:25


Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (more info)
Performed by: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra New Symphony Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Moscow Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Pablo Casals Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Konstantin Krimetz Adrian Boult Mario Bernardi Michael Halasz Justin Brown Alexander Gibson
Karina Georgian, cello
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Maria Kliegel, cello
Beatrice Harrison, cello
Shauna Rolston, cello
Anne Gastinel, cello
Recording date: 14 October 1945


3.   I. Adagio - Moderato - 8:53


Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 (more info)
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Ian Brown, piano
Peter Donohoe, piano


4.   III. Andante - Allegro - 10:11


Sospiri, Op. 70 (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Sinfonietta London Symphony Orchestra English Northern Philharmonia
Composed by: Edward Elgar Roderick Elms
Conducted by: Richard Hickox George Hurst David Lloyd-Jones


5.   Sospiri, Op. 70 - 4:28


Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 (more info)
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Simone Lamsma, violin
Robert Koenig, piano
Yurie Miura, piano
Albert Sammons, violin
William Murdoch, piano
Peter Pettinger, piano
Lydia Mordkovitch, violin
Julian Milford, piano
Paul Stewart, piano
Elmar Oliveira, violin
Martin Roscoe, piano
Nigel Kennedy, violin
Jonathan Crow, violin
Matthew Trusler, violin
Recording date: 3 - 4 October


6.   I. Allegro - 8:02


Ave, verum corpus, Op. 2, No. 1 (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Christopher Robinson
Richard Marlow, organ
Jonathan Vaughn, organ
Recording date: 08 - 10 July 2002


7.   Ave, verum corpus, Op. 2, No. 1 - 2:44


Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (more info)
Performed by: Chicago Symphony Orchestra New Queen's Hall Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Eugene Goossens Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Henry Wood Malcolm Sargent Adrian Boult David Zinman Adrian Leaper
Albert Sammons, violin
Landon Ronald, piano
Jascha Heifetz, violin
Dong-Suk Kang, violin
Gil Shaham, violin
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Alfredo Campoli, violin


8.   II. Andante - 11:07


The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b (more info)
Performed by: London Philharmonic Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Ulster Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Edward Elgar
Conducted by: James Judd Bryden Thomson Eduard van Beinum
Recording date: 11 - 15 November 2002


9.   VI. The Wild Bears - 2:16


5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance" (more info)
Performed by: Philadelphia Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Royal Albert Hall Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra New Symphony Orchestra of London Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: James Judd Rossen Milanov Adrian Boult Klaus-Peter Hahn Andrew Davis Adrian Leaper Alexander Gibson Roy Newsome


10.   No. 1 in D major - 6:13

Imperial March, Op. 32 (more info)
Performed by: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Adrian Boult Andrew Davis George Hurst
Recording date: April 1992


1.   Imperial March, Op. 32 - 4:26


String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 (more info)
Composed by: Edward Elgar


2.   I. Allegro moderato - 8:13


Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 (more info)
Performed by: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Scottish National Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Richard Hickox Edward Downes Bryden Thomson Alexander Gibson
Recording date: 16 - 17 March 1993


3.   III. Rondo - 8:13


Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma" (more info)
Performed by: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Royal Albert Hall Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra English Northern Philharmonia
Composed by: Neville Marriner Edward Elgar Carl Davis
Conducted by: Paul Daniel George Hurst Adrian Leaper Bryden Thomson Bernard Haitink Alexander Gibson
Recording date: 7-8 September 1995


4.   Var. 9 (Nimrod) - 3:29


The Apostles, Op. 49 (more info)
Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Christopher Robinson Bruce Pullan Richard Hickox
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Robert Lloyd, bass
Alison Hargan, soprano
David Rendall, tenor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Jonathan Vaughn, organ
Recording date: 9 - 10 July 2002


5.   The Spirit of the Lord is upon me - 6:53


Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 (more info)
Performed by: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra BBC National Orchestra of Wales Dresden Staatskapelle
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Richard Hickox George Hurst Bryden Thomson Colin Davis Vernon Handley
Recording date: 20-22 November 1930


6.   II. Allegro molto - 7:23


Serenade in E minor, Op. 20 (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Capella Istropolitana London Philharmonic Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Charles Groves George Hurst Adrian Leaper Roger Norrington
Bela Banfalvi, violin


7.   I. Allegro piacevole - 3:17


The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Bruce Pullan Richard Hickox
Gary Relyea, bass-baritone
Matthew Best, bass
Sarah Fryer, mezzo-soprano
Felicity Palmer, alto
Neville Creed, choirmaster
David Hill, choirmaster
Arthur Davies, tenor
William Kendall, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
Recording date: 13 - 14 November 1996


8.   But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony - 8:54


Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 (more info)
Performed by: Capella Istropolitana London Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: Adrian Leaper Bernard Haitink
Recording date: 12-16 April and 17-19 September 1989


9.   Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 - 14:54


Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar Roderick Elms
Conducted by: Bryden Thomson Vernon Handley Simon Wright
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
Linda Finnie, contralto


10.   IV. Where corals lie - 3:35


5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance" (more info)
Performed by: Philadelphia Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Royal Albert Hall Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra New Symphony Orchestra of London Moscow State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edward Elgar
Conducted by: James Judd Rossen Milanov Adrian Boult Klaus-Peter Hahn Andrew Davis Adrian Leaper Alexander Gibson Roy Newsome


11.   No. 4 in G major - 5:14

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