NOVEMBER 2012 | CODAEX UK | RELEASE DATE 12.11.2012

The outbreak of the Great War caused Elgar much anguish and
depression and the music composed during these years reflects
his sorrow and deep patriotism.
Apart from Elgar’s early Sursum Corda Op. 11 (composed in 1894),
this disc takes us on a musical journey from shortly before the
war began to the composer’s last wartime orchestral work, The
Sanguine Fan, a shaft of light during the darkest days of the war
in 1917. The music on this disc, although not premiere recordings
(they were originally recorded by the HMV label), this is the first
modern recording not only of these works but also to provide a
unique survey of Elgar’s compositions of this time.
Performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conducted by John
Wilson, this CD also includes Susan Gritton and the renowned
actor Simon Callow who is the speaker on Le Drapeau Belge Op
79.
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NOVEMBER 2012 | CODAEX UK | RELEASE DATE 12.11.2012
ELGAR
The Longed-for Light
Simon Callow, Susan Gritton, BBC Concert Orchestra, Cond. John Wilson
CAT.NO.: SOMM 247
FORMAT: 1CD
PPD: £ 8.98
LABEL: Somm Recordings
BARCODE: 748871224728
GENRE: Orchestral
TRACKLISTING:
1 Polonia Op. 76
2 Carillon Op. 75, (for speaker & orchestra)
3 Sospiri Op. 70
4 Une Voix dans le Désert Op. 77 (for speaker, soprano & orchestra)
5 Carissima
6 Le Drapeau Belge Op. 79 (for speaker & orchestra)
7 Rosemary
8 The Sanguine Fan Op. 81
9 Sursum Corda Op. 11
Total duration: 75:10
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