Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

Barenboim's fourth Elgar Cycle with Decca! The fourth Barenboim Elgar Cycle with Decca, featuring Elina Galancha, one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of our time, couples "Pictures of the Sea," Barenboim's first re-recording in 40 years, with "Falstaff," a symphonic study. The "Pictures at Sea" is a series of songs for mezzo-soprano (or alto) and orchestra, consisting of five pieces: "Song of the Sea Sleep," "At the Harbor (Capri)," "Sabbath Morning at Sea," "Where the Coral Reef Is," and "The Swimmer. Elgar, who had achieved great success with the premiere of "Enigma Variations" in June 1899, completed "Sea Pictures" in the summer of that year. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Sea Pictures, Op. 37~I. Sea Slumber Song
2.Sea Pictures, Op. 37~II. In Haven
3.Sea Pictures, Op. 37~III. Sabbath Morning at Sea
4.Sea Pictures, Op. 37~IV. Where Corals Lie
5.Sea Pictures, Op. 37~V. The Swimmer
6.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~I. Falstaff and Prince Henry
7.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IIa. Eastcheap
8.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IIb. Gadshilll - The Boar's Head - Revelry and Sleep
9.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IIc. Revelry and Sleep
10.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IId. Dream Interlude
11.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IIIa. Falstaff's March
12.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IIIb. The Return Through Gloucestershire
13.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IIId. Gloucestershire. Shallow's Orchard
14.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IIId. The New King - The Hurried Ride to London
15.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IVa. King Henry V's Progress
16.Falstaff, symphonic study in C minor, Op. 68~IVb. The Repudiation of Falstaff and His Death