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Music : Elgar - Orchestral Miniatures
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Elgar - Orchestral Miniatures by: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra List Price: £5.99 CD-Charts Price: £4.99 You Save: £1.00 (17%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0747313257720 Label: Naxos Manufacturer: Naxos Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Naxos Release Date: July 31, 2006 Running Time: 64 minutes Studio: Naxos Sales Rank: 73349 Disc 1:
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 Rating: - Orchestral Tidbits by ElgarGetting the right orchestral sound for Elgar is harder than it might seem. It is rare that a non-English orchestra does. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, a marvelous group who seem to be making more recordings in recent years, does it well. They somehow get that Edwardian feel that American and especially Austro-German orchestras never quite manage. Listen, for instance, to the little string portamento at :40 of the 'Froissart Overture.' Marvelous. It's delicately done but still noticeable and precisely right. And they also don't overdo the trudging basses that can sound so heavy and heartless in less in-the-style orchestras. James Judd, of course, is a British conductor and that probably counts for a lot here. Amazon has not, ... Read More: |
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