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In Reply to: RE: Gardner's Very Enjoyable Elgar 1st on Chandos posted by jdaniel@jps.net on April 23, 2017 at 21:43:46
I have to say I like the Boult, Davis (with the SkD on the Profil label) and Barbirolli recordings too (and don't discern any lack of "snap" in them - maybe I'm in for a surprise with Gardner!) - I also like Sinopoli on DG as well as a dark horse on SACD, the Brabbins performance on the Glossa label - even though it's a bit distantly recorded. I heard De Waart and the SF Symphony perform it a couple of times in the 80's, and I thought their first performance was way better than when they returned to the work a couple of years later. (The "magic" had vanished!)
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in 1st movt- Elgar's delicate orchestration is worth a linger-but others think it's too deconstructed. I've not heard Sinopoli's Elgar 2nd but Sinopoli's pacing and vivisection gave British critics the vapors. His pacing of the Finale to the Enigma Variations is unforgettable, IMHO and luckily the Philharmonia was up to the challenge and keeps the energy and weight going right to the end.
I've also listened to the famous Solti Elgar 1st a few times but register the same complaints I usually do about the conductor==too fast, too surface sheen, though I get the point about his wanting to shake the dust off Elgar. The composer's own recording is quick!
. . . wanting to return to the tempos as heard on Elgar's own recordings.
About those Sinopoli Elgar recordings: it's almost as if Giulini had gotten his hands on those scores! ;-)
" tempos as heard on Elgar's own recordings"
I always wonder with pre-tape era recordings how much the physical limitation on the maximum recording length of a side affected the choice of tempi.
Having listened to the Gardner today I too find it recommendable (but what do I know?). Very enthusiastic review in this month's Gramophone as well (not that that counts for much around these parts). I think the most important part of that review was recognising that Gardner is developing into an important talent.
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