English String Music: Elgar Introduction and Allegro & Serenade - Vaughan Williams Greensleeves & Tallis Fantasias (Remastered) Sinfonia of London Orchestra, Allegri Quartet & Sir John Barbirolli

• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47:
• 1 Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47: I. Moderato 03:14
• 2 Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47: II. Allegro 03:38
• 3 Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47: III. Fugue. Allegro 07:09
• Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20:
• 4 Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole 03:58
• 5 Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20: II. Larghetto 05:59
• 6 Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20: III. Allegretto - Come prima 03:17
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958):
• 7 Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis 16:17
• 8 Vaughan Williams / Arr. Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves 04:38
• Edward Elgar:
• 9 Elgar: Elegy, Op. 58 04:03
• Total Runtime 52:13

Info for English String Music: Elgar Introduction and Allegro & Serenade - Vaughan Williams Greensleeves & Tallis Fantasias (Remastered)

Though exceptionally not recorded with the Hallé but with the Sinfonia of London, this is probably one of the most famous albums conducted under the baton of Sir John Barbirolli. Entirely devoted to English music for string orchestra, it includes very famous tunes such as Vaughan Williams’s Fantasy on Greensleeves or (yet another) recording of Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro, the work Barbirolli recorded the most throughout his career. For this piece, he is partnered by the Allegri String Quartet, the oldest British chamber ensemble still in activity. As a bonus, the digital premiere of Elgar’s Elegy recorded with the Hallé completes that beautiful program.

Sinfonia of London Orchestra
Allegri Quartet
Sir John Barbirolli, conductor

Digitally remastered

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