from Elgar: Symphony No 1 & In the South (CDHLL7500) 1 Andante nobilmente e semplice – Allegro [20'05] 52 minutes 7 seconds 4 tracks2 Allegro [7'14] 3 Adagio [12'33] 4 Allegro – Lento – Allegro molto [12'15] ‘No doubt about the highlight here: 'In the South' receives a performance of exhilarating swagger and sighing poignancy’ (Gramophone) ‘This Elgar 1 is good, but In the South is even better! There’s a magnificent sweep to this performance and Elder gets to grips with the music from the outset’ (MusicWeb International) |