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Elgar: Orchestral Works.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Elgar: Orchestral Works. Jacqueline du Pre, Janet Baker; Allegri String Quartet; Sir John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia of London. EMI 3 67918 2.
There is no doubt that Sir John Barbirolli was one of the grand masters among Elgar interpreters. There is also no doubt that it's good to have all of his EMI stereo recordings collected together in a single place. EMI have provided all of Barbirolli's Elgar material from six separate discs in a low-priced, five-disc box set, which is a remarkable bargain.
The recordings include Elgar's Symphonies Nos. I and 2, Introduction and Allegro, Elegy, Sospiri, Falstaff, Cockaigne, Froissart, Enigma Variations, Pomp & Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Serenade in E minor, Sea Pictures, and Cello Concerto. Yes, it is a quite a collection.
Now, given that each of the works has probably ...
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...Cello Concerto; Sea Pictures; "Cockaigne...du Pre, cello; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano...Concerto and the Sea Pictures back in circulation...The accompanying Sea Pictures, sung by Janet Baker, are more like...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Dyer, Globe Staff July 4, 1996 700+ words
...particularly beautiful; the Halle Orchestra plays it persuasively. The idiom of narration now sounds a bit stilted, but Dame Janet Baker delivers it in the resonant style of the great English actresses of the period, with many a rolling "r"; it would be ridiculous...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 2, 1998 700+ words
...an increasing number of doctor owned eyecare practices, announced today the purchase of a retail optical location by Dr. Janet Baker from CT and Jennie Shaw. Under a name-use agreement with Budget Opticals of America, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw operated the...
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- Sea Pictures
- Reference information from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE January 1, 1996 700+ words
Sea Pictures. Song-cycle, Op.37, for cont. or mez. and orch. (or pf.) by Elgar to 5 poems by Roden Noel ( Sea-Slumber Song...
- Baker, Janet
- Reference information from: Contemporary Musicians Reiner, Joseph January 1, 1995 700+ words
Janet Baker Opera singer For the Record … Mezzo-soprano Janet Baker ’ s early interest in music was so keen...house. Thus the English singing sensation Dame Janet Baker — she was named commander of the Order...
Source: HighBeam Research, Elgar: Orchestral Works.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)