While no one would put Leonard Slatkin's recordings of the orchestral works of Edward Elgar in the same exalted league as the recordings of Barbirolli or Boult -- recordings that stand among the greatest of anything ever recorded -- no one would dispute that Slatkin's recordings are nevertheless among the best recordings of the works in the past 20 years. Slatkin's understanding of Elgar's music and his ability to articulate both its grandly monumental and its deeply intimate qualities is unsurpassed among his ...
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While no one would put Leonard Slatkin's recordings of the orchestral works of Edward Elgar in the same exalted league as the recordings of Barbirolli or Boult -- recordings that stand among the greatest of anything ever recorded -- no one would dispute that Slatkin's recordings are nevertheless among the best recordings of the works in the past 20 years. Slatkin's understanding of Elgar's music and his ability to articulate both its grandly monumental and its deeply intimate qualities is unsurpassed among his contemporaries and his interpretations are marvelously controlled and wonderfully expressive. Of course, Slatkin is aided by the strong and sympathetic playing of the London Philharmonic and by the soulful virtuosity of violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Janos Starker. And RCA does capture all their performances in clear, deep, and warm digital sound. While no one who loves Elgar's music should be without Barbirolli and Boult's recordings, anyone who loves Elgar's music would like Slatkin's...
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