Elgar. The Dream of Gerontius - Malcolm Sargent - HMV 1945

Sir Edward Elgar:  "The Dream of Gerontius", op.38    
Gerontius............... Heddle Nash, Tenor   
Angel......................... Gladys Ripley, Contralto
The Priest......................... Dennis Noble, Baritone
Angel of the Agony.................... Norman Walker, Bass
Huddersfield Choral Society  ~ Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra  conducted by  Malcolm Sargent 
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HMV  RLS 709  2LP set, 1975.  Matrices:  HLM7047 A/B -1G/1G / HLM7048 A/B -1G/1G   
Recorded: 8-12 April 1945 - Huddersfield Town Hall   (HMV C.3435-3446 / 2ER 834-857)  Transfer by Bryan Crimp.
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William Walton conducts... Belshazzar's Feast ~ Viola Concerto ~ Sinfonia concertante, etc. - HMV 1936-1951

"Belshazzar's Feast"    Dennis Noble, baritone - Huddersfield Choral Society - Brass Bands - Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Recorded: 3 & 10 January 1943,  Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool.  (HMV C.3340-4)  
"Henry V" -Passacaglia, Touch her soft lips and part. Philharmonia String Orch.  Rec: Oct.1945 - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road  (HMV C.3480)
Comedy Overture, "Scapino"   The Philharmonia Orchestra.    Rec: 19 October 1951,  Kingsway Hall.  (HMV DB.21499)
Facade".  suite:   Fanfare ~ Scotch Rhapsody ~ Valse ~ Tango pasadoble ~ Swiss Yodelling Song ~ Country Dance ~ Polka ~ Noche Espagnole** ~ Popular Song ~ Old Sir Faulk** ~ Tarantella Sevillana.   London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Recorded: 5 March 1936 & 25 October 1938 (**) - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road  (HMV C.2836/7, C.3042**)
Spitfire Prelude & Fugue.   The Hallé Orchestra.  Recorded: 24 June 1943. Houldsworth Hall, Manchester.  (HMV C.3359)
"Siesta".  London Philharmonic Orchestra.   Recorded: 25 October 1938. - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road  (HMV C.3042)    
HMV  ED 29 0715    Reissued 1986.  Matrices: 2 / 1.                                             6 files zip FLAC  Mega Download
Viola Concerto  -   William Primrose, viola  ~ The Philharmonia Orchestra. Rec: 22/23 July 1946. - EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road  (HMV  DB.6309-11)
Sinfonia concertante for orch.with piano.   Phyllis Sellick, piano  ~ City of Birmingham Orchestra.   Rec: 8 Aug.1945,  Town Hall, Dudley. (HMV C.3478-80)  
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HMV  EH 29 1276   Reissued 1987  -&-  EMI World Records  SH 128    Sleeve-note + HMV ALP  "Belshazzar's Feast" sleeve/ sleevenote >>>