Elgar – Coronation Ode, The Spirit of England – Sir Alexander Gibson

remembering Sir Alexander Gibson on his birthday

(11 February 1926 – 14 January 1995)

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Coronation Ode, op.44
The Spirit of England, op.80

Teresa Cahill - soprano
Anne Collins - contralto
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson - tenor
Gwynne Howell - bass
Scottish National Chorus
Scottish National Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson - conductor

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Rachmaninov - The Bells, Choral Symphony; Vocalise - Järvi

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
The Bells, op.35 - Choral Symphony *
Vocalise, op.34 n.14 +
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Romeo and Juliet: Duo (completed and orchestrated by Taneyev) #
Festival Coronation March in D major

Suzanne Murphy - soprano * + #
Keith Lewis - tenor * #
David Wilson-Johnson - baritone *
Scottish National Chorus *
Scottish National Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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