Symphony no. 2 / "The Crown of India" Suite

Album by Edward Elgar & Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Sir Alexander Gibson

Symphony No. 2 and The Crown of India Suite are orchestral works by the English composer Edward Elgar, composed in 1911 and 1912 respectively. Musically they exemplify Elgar's late-Romantic orchestral language, with expansive structures, rich brass and woodwind scoring and sweeping string writing, the symphony forming a substantial symphonic statement in his career while the suite adapts ceremonial pageant material into a concert-format that reflects his engagement with public and state occasions.

First released: 2005

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1.
Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: I. Allegro vivace e nobilemente
15:57
2.
Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: II. Larghetto
13:06
3.
Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: III. Rondo. Presto
8:14
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Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: IV. Moderato e maestoso
14:22
5.
"The Crown of India" Suite, op. 66: I. Introduction - Dance of the Nautch Girls
5:00
6.
"The Crown of India" Suite, op. 66: II. Menuetto
2:06
7.
"The Crown of India" Suite, op. 66: III. Warrior's Dance
2:04
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"The Crown of India" Suite, op. 66: IV. Intermezzo
3:30
9.
"The Crown of India" Suite, op. 66: V. March of the Mogul Emperors
3:48