Name: Elgar: Elgar From Salisbury - Transcriptions For Organ
SKU: 0802561046325

Elgar: Elgar From Salisbury – Transcriptions For Organ

Prelude to The Kingdom: Jerusalem Op. 5
Une Idylle Op. 4, No. I
Imperial March Op. 32
Meditation from The Light of Life Op. 29
Coronation March Op. 65
Larghetto from Serenade for Strings Op. 20, No. ii
For the Fallen Op. 80 No. III
Empire March
Prelude and Angel’s Farewell from The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38
Prelude and Angel’s Farewell from The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38

Challenger, John

Reference: 0000463REGCD
Barcode: 0802561046325
Label: Regent

Format: 1 CD

Release date: 21/8/2015

Barcode: 0802561046325 Categories: CD, Classical

22,90€

in Choir & Organ (Jul, 2015)
It is often telling when the resident organist records on their home instrument, and here there is a very winning connection between Salisbury’s ‘Father’ Willis, the music of Elgar and the performer. This has clearly been a labour of love for Challenger, with two fine transcriptions of his own in the mix. As well as clever and imaginative use of colour in the registrations, Challenger plays with the lightness of a pianist, entirely necessary for some of the more flamboyant textures in Elgar’s scores such as the Coronation March of 1911. The Larghetto from Serenade to Strings makes a welcome contrast to the bravura and drama of Elgar’s numerous marches. …