Symphony no. 2 / Serenade for Strings

Album by Edward Elgar & BBC Symphony Orchestra & Edward Gardner

This album is a recording of two orchestral works by English composer Edward Elgar, originally composed in 1892 and 1911. They sit at opposite ends of Elgar's development, juxtaposing early, intimate string writing with his mature, early-20th-century symphonic voice characterised by lush late-Romantic orchestration and expansive thematic development.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente
    17:51
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: II. Larghetto
    14:07
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: III. Rondo. Presto
    8:07
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 63: IV. Moderato e maestoso
    15:03
  5. 5.
    Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole
    3:08
  6. 6.
    Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto
    5:49
  7. 7.
    Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: III. Allegretto
    2:35

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