Building a Library: Elgar: Concert Overture "In the South" (Alassio) Op.50
Reviewer - David Owen Norris
First Choice: Halle Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor)
(Recorded 2002; c/w ELGAR Symphony No.1 in A flat, Op.55; In Moonlight*)
Mark Elder (piano*); Christine Rice*
HALLE CDHLL7500 (CD, mid-price)
Alternative Mid-Price Choice: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
(Recorded 1979; c/w ELGAR Overture Cockaigne; Symphony No.1 in A flat, Op.55; Symphony No.2 in E flat, Op.63:
DECCA 443856-2 (2-CD, mid-price)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data bal.elgar:
bal.elgar.concert.overture.in.the.south.op.50
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BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
ELGAR Concert Overture "In the South" (Alassio) Op.50
Reviewer: David Owen Norris
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c/w ELGAR Symphony No.1 in A flat, Op.55; In Moonlight*:
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