Sir Adrian Boult Elgar The Complete EMI Recordings 18CD Boxset Plus Booklet VGC

Sir Adrian Boult Elgar the complete EMI recordings. 18 CD boxset plus booklet. Back in 1920, having heard the young Adrian Boult conduct the Second Symphony, Sir Edward Elgar was certain:'My reputation in the future is safe in your hands. It was a wonderful series of sounds. How right Elgar was, as this treasury confirms: the first set to unite all of Boult's recordings for EMI of a composer he conducted and recorded throughout his long career. We can thereby hear four different versions of the Enigma Variations, recorded between 1936 and 1970, and marvel at their clear-sighted consistency as much as changing nuances of expression over the years.

The oldest recording in this collection, being Sir Adrian's first of his long ociation with Elgar, that of the orchestration of the Chopin: Funeral March from his Piano Sonata No. 2, commissioned by the Gramophone Company, was attended by the composer and his daughter.

About a tenth of the total collection is available on CD for the first time in this box set. This set is part of our series of releases marking 30 years since the conductor's ping. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2015.

All well digitally mastered, a real joy to listen to. Lovely to have the whole collection of Sir Adrian Boult's recordings of Elgar together in one set. Many hours of pleasurable listening. And as a collection has revitalised my love of Sir Edward. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2015.

Remarkable collection, one feels that through these recordings there is a link with Elgar himself, the recordings sound fresh, and as a collection has revitalised my love of Sir Edward. Reviewed in Italy on 26 January 2022. A great English director for an English genius. Reviewed in France on 23 March 2021.

The photos form part of the description please message me if you need any further information. All discs have been checked and are in near mint condition. The cardboard sleeves and booklet are in excellent condition. The outer cardboard box shows some signs of wear. Disc number 15 is missing hence my description of 18 CDs not 19.

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