Sir Edward Elgar conducts.... RAHO / LSO / BBC SO / LPO - HMV 1926-1933

"Cockaigne" overture  (RAHO -1926)
Three Bavarian Dances  (LSO -1927/1932)
Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1,2  (RAHO -1926)
Pomp and Circumstance Marches 3,4,5  (LSO -1927/1930)
"The Wand of Youth" suites 1 & 2  (LSO -1928)
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"The Crown of India" suite  (LSO -1930)
"In the South" overture  (LSO -1930)
Nursery Suite  (LSO -1931)
Severn Suite  (LSO -1932)
Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1,2,4  (BBC SO -1932)
"Froissart" overture  (LPO -1933)
"Contrasts" (LPO -1933)
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"Land of Hope & Glory" - Pathe Newsreel  (LSO - 12 November 1931)  320/48 mp4 video  Mega Download  

HMV  RLS 713 - selections from the 1976 6LP set. Transfers from metal-parts only:- no salon music,etc, or vocal. Wand of Youth no.2: side 2 was a disc2disc transfer. Anthony Griffith transfers.  

also... 24/48: Symphonies 1 & 2 + Kingdom Prelude  ...the 2x 1957 ALP's  Violin Concerto - Menuhin  +  Enigma - Cockaigne - String Serenade   Recording details >>>  

Edward Elgar / LSO - Elgar. Symphony 1 & Symphony 2 - HMV 1927/1930

Edward Elgar:  "The Kingdom", op.51 - Prelude   (1933)
BBC Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Edward Elgar 

Edward Elgar:  Symphony no.1 in E flat major, op.55   (1930)
I: Andante (Nobilmente e semplice) - Allegro ~ II: Allegro molto ~ III: Adagio ~ IV: Lento - Allegro
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Edward Elgar:  Symphony no.2 in E flat major, op.63   (1927)
I: Allegro vivace e nobilemente ~ II: Larghetto ~ III: Rondo (Presto) ~ IV: Moderato e maestoso
+ Rehearsal sequence
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London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Edward Elgar 
HMV  RLS 708  ("Images of Elgar": my 1973 set)  Matrices: W9251/2 -1, W9397/8 -2G/1G 
Sym.1/Kingdom have good sound/'quiet' 78 matrices (+ I've the original 78's). Anthony Griffith transfers. Lotsa editing needed...
Sym.2 rehearsal: re-EQ'd & '6' de-clicked.   RLS recording data / "Elgar on Record" pages / EMG reviews (WRC, 1971) >>>

Sir Edward Elgar conducts.... Elgar. Violin Concerto (Yehudi Menuhin) - HMV 1932

Sir Edward Elgar:  Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, op.61
I: Allegro ~ II: Andante ~ III: Allegro molto - Cadenza - Allegro molto  
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Yehudi Menuhin, violin - London Symphony Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Edward Elgar  
HMV  ALP 1456  First Edition 1957 LP. Matrices: 2XEA1037 -1N / 2XEA1038 -2N.  Recorded: 14/15 July 1932 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road.  
Some treble EQ added to the Concerto.     
ALP 1456 sleeve-note / EMG review / recording data / Original 78 album & analytical notes by Walter Legge >>>   

Sir Edward Elgar conducts.... Enigma Variations / String Serenade / Cockaigne - HMV 1926/1933

Sir Edward Elgar:
"Enigma Variations", op.36         
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra          Rec: 28 April + 30 August 1926 - Queens Hall    (D.1154-7)
Serenade in E minor for Strings, op.20         
London Philharmonic Orchestra            Rec: 29 August 1933 - Kingsway Hall   (DB.2132-3)
"Cockaigne" Overture, op.40        
BBC Symphony Orchestra            Rec: 11 April 1933 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road    (DB.1935-6)
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HMV  ALP 1464   First edition 1957 pressing/matrices: 2XEA1103 -3N / 2XEA1104 -2N    Transferred from metalwork (afterwards destroyed)
Subsequent issues from shellac pressings. (Treble = < +1.5dB due to some 'dullness': "Enigma" has some mild matrix crackle)     Sleeve-note >>>