Special offer. Elgar: Falstaff, Orchestral Songs; Grania and Diarmid
Roderick Williams (baritone)
BBC Philharmonic, Sir Andrew Davis
The performances of the songs are ardent, warm and full of conviction. As ever Roderick Williams sounds completely on the composer’s side. But after Falstaff it’s all too clear that they really... — More…
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Presto Editor's ChoiceOctober 2017
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année2018Winner - Symphonique
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Diapason d’OrApril 2018Nouveauté
Contents
Elgar: Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
- Recorded: 22 January 2017
- Recording Venue: MediaCityUK, Salford, Manchester
I. Falstaff & Prince Henry
IIa. Eastcheap
IIb. Gadshill - The Boar's Head - Revelry & Sleep. Allegro molto
Elgar: Three Songs, Op. 59
- Roderick Williams (baritone)
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
- Recorded: 17 January 2017
- Recording Venue: MediaCityUK, Salford, Manchester
No. 3, O Soft Was the Song
No. 5, Was It Some Golden Star?
No. 6, Twilight
Elgar: Two Songs Op. 60 (The Torch; The River)
- Roderick Williams (baritone)
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
No. 1, The Torch
No. 2, The River
Excerpt,
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
- Recorded: 17 January 2017
- Recording Venue: MediaCityUK, Salford, Manchester
I. Moderato
II. Funeral March
Elgar: The Wind at Dawn (version for voice and orchestra)
- Roderick Williams (baritone)
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
Elgar: Pipes of Pan (version for voice and orchestra)
- Roderick Williams (baritone)
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
Elgar: Pleading, Op. 48 No. 1
- Roderick Williams (baritone)
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
Elgar: The King's Way (version for voice and orchestra)
- Roderick Williams (baritone)
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis
Elgar: Smoking Cantata
- Roderick Williams (baritone)
- BBC Philharmonic
- Sir Andrew Davis