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8.111022 (1857-1934) & Orchestra* • London Symphony Orchestra** 2005 Naxos Rights International Ltd. BBC Symphony Orchestra† •

1 Cockaigne (In London Town) – Concert Overture, Op. 40† The importance of Elgar’s Recorded 11th April, 1933 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London recorded legacy cannot be overestimated. His first 2-^ Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), Op. 36* recordings were made in Recorded 28th April and 30th August, 1926 in Queen’s Hall, London 1914 in the acoustic era, at Pomp and Circumstance Marches the apex of his career as a conducts Elgar Elgar & No. 1 in D major* composer. However, it was Recorded 27th April, 1926 in Queen’s Hall, London not until the development of * No. 2 in A minor* electrical recording in the Recorded 27th April, 1926 in Queen’s Hall, London 1920s, when a lifelike realisation of the symphony ( No. 3 in C minor** orchestra became possible, Recorded 15th July, 1927 in Queen’s Hall, London that Elgar’s position as

Elgar conducts Elgar ) No. 4 in G major** HMV’s most prestigious Recorded 15th July, 1927 in Queen’s Hall, London flagship artist was ¡ No. 5 in C major** confirmed. The recordings Recorded 18th September, 1930 in Kingsway Hall, London on this disc, made towards the end of his life, Bonus Track demonstrate the fluency and ™ Side 3 of the Cockaigne Overture in “Accidental Stereo”† energy that Elgar brought to MADE IN THE EU Recorded 11th April, 1933 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London his own music.

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N Cover Photograph: Edward Elgar (Tully Potter Collection)