Elgar / Nbc Symphony Orchestra / Rodjinsky - Elgar from America 1 - COMPACT DISCS

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SOMM RECORDINGS is delighted to announce the of Elgar from America, Volume I featuring historic recordings by a legendary cellist, two American orchestras and a trio of the 20th century's greatest conductors. The results offer a fascinating transatlantic perspective on a titan of British music and includes two masterpieces and a symphonic study which Elgar considered his best orchestral piece. Elgar visited America annually from 1905-07 and again in 1911 where his music found articulate champions and a place in the country's affections, the trio of his Pomp and Circumstance March in D an essential, long-established part of ceremonies accompanying America's graduation tradition. The featured…