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Holst & Elgar: The Planets & Enigma Variations
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Holst & Elgar: The Planets & Enigma Variations
Composers
Elgar, Sir Edward
Holst, Gustav
Genres
Orchestral
Performers
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
Edvard Grieg Kor
Orchestras / Ensembles
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors
Litton, Andrew
Label
BIS
Catalogue number
BIS-2068 SACD
Release date
2019-07-05
Discs
1
Orig. sample rate
96000Hz
Total time
82:42
It is striking that two of the true classics in English orchestral music were composed within the short space of some fifteen years around the turn of the previous century. Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations have charmed as well as fascinated listeners since the first performance in 1899. In 14 remarkably diverse variations Elgar demonstrates his compositional mastery while creating miniature portraits of his closest friends, as well as of his wife and
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himself. By turns gentle, idyllic, tempestuous and boisterous, the pieces – which often run seamlessly into each other – nevertheless make up a coherent whole, like a group portrait taken during a country weekend. As for the enigma of the title, Elgar – who loved puzzles – maintained that another melody ‘went with’ the theme, and musicologists have searched for the answer ever since, without success. In 1916 Gustav Holst completed another set of musical character sketches – his suite The Planets, in seven movements. These have little to do with astronomy and even less with the Roman deities whose names they carry. Holst was rather inspired by astrology and the suite actually concerns human character as influenced by the planets. The concept – like that of Elgar's variations – provides for a variety of moods and expressions, and in his score Holst took full advantage of these possibilities. To achieve this he made use of a large orchestra including much percussion, two harps, celesta, organ, two sets of timpani. He also included parts for certain unusual instruments such as bass flute, bass oboe and tenor tuba, and – in the final movement – a female chorus. Performing the programme in the warm acoustics of Bergen's Grieg Hall, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton give it their all in this sonic spectacular.
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Composer: Elgar, Sir Edward
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, ‘Enigma Variations'
32:09
01
Theme. Enigma: Andante
01:27
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02
I. (C. A. E.) L’istesso tempo
02:04
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03
II. (H. D. S-P.) Allegro
00:46
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III. (R. B. T.) Allegretto
01:24
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IV. (W. M. B.) Allegro di molto
00:32
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V. (R. P. A.) Moderato
02:20
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VI. (Ysobel) Andantino
01:20
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VII. (Troyte) Presto
00:59
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VIII. (W. N.) Allegretto
02:05
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IX. (Nimrod) Adagio
04:16
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X. (Dorabella) Intermezzo: Allegretto
02:45
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XI. (G. R. S.) Allegro di molto
01:01
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XII. (B. G. N.) Andante
02:46
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XIII. (* * *) Romanza: Moderato
02:54
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XIV. (E. D. U.) Finale: Allegro
05:30
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Composer: Holst, Gustav
The Planets, suite for large orchestra, Op. 32
49:07
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I. Mars, the Bringer of War
07:14
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II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
07:47
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III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
04:00
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IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
07:56
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V. Saturn, the bringer of Old Age
09:07
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VI. Uranus, the Magician
05:34
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VII. Neptune, the Mystic
07:29
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Album total
82:42
Composer
Elgar, Sir Edward
Holst, Gustav
Conductor
Litton, Andrew
Orchestra
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Choir
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
Edvard Grieg Kor
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