Elgar and Britten / Haitink

EDWARD ELGAR 1857-1934
Introduction and Allegro

BENJAMIN BRITTEN 1913-1976
Our Hunting Fathers

EDWARD ELGAR 1857-1934
Enigma Variations

As Principal Conductor from 1967-1979, Bernard Haitink presided over some of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s most memorable and exciting years. Live accounts of great British music by Elgar and Britten from the late 1970s and early 1980s capture the animation of this special relationship – one of the greatest in London’s musical history.

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Elgar Enigma Variations, No 14 'Troyte' (1.14MB MP3 file)
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EDWARD ELGAR
Introduction and Allegro for string quartet and string orchestra, Op.47

BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Our Hunting Fathers, Op.8
Words by W.H. Auden

EDWARD ELGAR
Variations on an Original Theme, ‘Enigma’ for orchestra, Op.36

BERNARD HAITINK conductor
HEATHER HARPER soprano
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
David Nolan leader



Quartet in Introduction and Allegro:
David Nolan violin
Dermot Crehan violin
Rusen Günes viola
Mark Jackson cello


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LPO – 0002
© 2005 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd.
(P) 1979, 1984, 1986 BBC

Introduction and Allegro recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 27 November 1984. Our Hunting Fathers recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 14 August 1979. Enigma Variations recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 August 1986.
Released by arrangement with BBC Music
Recorded by BBC Radio 3.

Publisher Benjamin Britten, Our Hunting Fathers: Boosey and Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.

Total playing time 75:18

The London Philharmonic Orchestra wishes to thank Laurie Watt for facilitating the release of this recording.


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