Hallé Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder - Elgar: Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 446 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 273 Mb | 01:58:59
Classical | Label: Hallé Concerts Society
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 446 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 273 Mb | 01:58:59
Classical | Label: Hallé Concerts Society
Among the first releases on the Hallé recording label, established in 2003, were Elgar’s Symphonies Nos 1 and 2. This recording revisits those works nearly 20 years later, and mark the culmination of Sir Mark Elder’s tenure as Music Director The First Symphony was premiered in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, in 1908 by the Hallé and its Music Director, Hans Richter to whom the symphony is dedicated. It is a work of astonishing musical and structural mastery which was greeted with worldwide acclaim, receiving one hundred performances in its first year. The musical material demonstrates Elgar’s skill at melody and transformation and presents a wide emotional range.
