Elgar and His Muses
With Michael Kennedy. Some of Elgar's most personal music is to be found in his partsongs, like Owls, which he composed for his daughter Carice. His friends Sydney and Frances Colvin suggested that he compose a requiem for the fallen in 1915, and in return he dedicated the cello concerto - his final completed masterpiece - to them. Pleading, Op 48 No 1
Robert Tear (tenor), CBSO, conductor Simon Rattle
Deep in My Soul, Op 53 No 2
Finzi Singers, conductor Paul Spicer Falstaff (Two Interludes) Northern Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox
For the Fallen (The Spirit of England) London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox Cello Concerto in E minor Paul
Tortelier, LPO, conductor Adrian Boult Repeated next Thursday 12 midnight