- Audio CD (18 July 1995)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Bis
- ASIN: B0000016ML
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,161,373 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. I. Andante. Nobilmente E Semplice - Allegro |
| 2. II. Allegro Molto - Attacca |
| 3. III. Adagio |
| 4. IV. Lento - Allegro |
| 5. Moderato - Allegro - Various Artists |
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Elgar 1st/BBC Welsh/Otaka
8 Feb 2000
This is a truly dark horse recording--small Scandanavian record company, a regional radio orchestra, and a Japanese conductor largely unknown outside Japan or the UK. Surprise! It's the best Elgar 1st on disc. Sound is demonstration quality, the orchestra is world class, and the conducting daringly slow yet never ponderous. Otaka extracts the most ravishing beauty from the slow movement, and at the end of the finale packs a powerful punch.
The Intro and Allegro is an excellent filler with superb solo work from the first chair players.
This would be my first choice for this music on CD.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Towering performance
7 Jan 2008
I agree completely with the above review of this work - this is indeed a dark horse recording. It is simply the best version of this work I've heard on CD. A well balanced, airy and warm sounding recording, and a towering performance by a little known Japanese conductor. Why this version is not better known is beyond me - it deserves much wider recognition.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic
15 April 2008
I agree completely with the previous two reviewers. This is the best Elgar 1st I have ever heard. The balance and sonority of the recorded sound is outstanding. Rarely have I heard an album that gives you such a feeling of being in the presence of the orchestra. Otaka's performance is measured but always vibrant. When the second theme of the last movement hit me, I nearly was in tears. The orchestra plays with refinement and a sense of grandeur at the same time. In the Introduction and Allegro, the Welsh strings are absolutely radiant. In general, it is amazing how far advanced in quality the British regional orchestras have become in recent years. On the basis of this CD, the Welsh orchestra clearly is a major ensemble. That a Japanese conductor has assimilated the Elgar style so completely is little short of amazing.
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