Matching the magnificent achievement of their earlier Elgar recordings, the Hallé and music director Mark Elder have turned in another glorious disc, this one featuring the composer's Symphonic Study Falstaff and Cello Concerto, along with his rarely recorded Romance for bassoon and orchestra plus the world-premiere recording of his Smoking Cantata. Under Elder's powerful leadership, the Hallé has grown from a failing provincial orchestra to one that can rival the best orchestras of the capital with a lush palette of colors ...
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Matching the magnificent achievement of their earlier Elgar recordings, the Hallé and music director Mark Elder have turned in another glorious disc, this one featuring the composer's Symphonic Study Falstaff and Cello Concerto, along with his rarely recorded Romance for bassoon and orchestra plus the world-premiere recording of his Smoking Cantata. Under Elder's powerful leadership, the Hallé has grown from a failing provincial orchestra to one that can rival the best orchestras of the capital with a lush palette of colors, a richly upholstered sound, a smoothly polished ensemble, and a burning desire to prove its worth on the world stage. Here, its reading of Falstaff is robust and heroic with the occasional touch of silliness and sentimentality it needs to succeed. With German cellist Heinrich Schiff taking the lead, the Cello Concerto is deeply felt, but stoic, with a tone that combines tender resignation and touching melancholy. With principal bassoonist Graham Salvage, the Romance is sweet but...
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Add this copy of Elgar: Falstaff, Cello Concerto, Romance for Bassoon, to cart. $9.80, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Hallé.
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