Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E flat, Op. 63 - Bernard Haitink, Philharmonia Orchestra
Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E flat, Op. 63 - Bernard Haitink, Philharmonia Orchestra
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Classical | EMI (1984)
Elgar's 2nd symphony was completed on 28 February 1911 and was premiered at the London Musical Festival at Queen’s Hall by the Queen's Hall Symphony Orchestra on 24 May 1911 with the composer conducting. The symphony, which Elgar called "the passionate pilgrimage of the soul", would be his last; the composition of his Third Symphony, begun in 1933, was cut short by his death in 1934.
The dedication reads:
Dedicated to the memory of His late Majesty King Edward VII. This symphony, designed early in 1910 to be a loyal tribute, bears its present dedication with the gracious approval of His Majesty the King.
Edward Elgar: Symphony No. 2 in E flat, Op. 63 - Bernard Haitink, Philharmonia Orchestra
Haitink recorded the Elgar symphonies with the Philharmonia Orchestra. In an interview haitink once stated that "one should drink wine only in the country where it was made." Indeed, so right he was in choosing the Philharmonia to record the Elgar symphonies…
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