[Cover graphic]

Compact Disc CDH55301

£6.99

Recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, on 8–10 December 1992
Recording Engineer
ANTONY HOWELL
Recording Producer
ANDREW KEENER
Executive Producers
JOANNA GAMBLE
AMELIA FREEDMAN
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, 2007
Originally issued on CDA66645

Duration: 63'23
DDD
Front illustration: Tree shadows on the park wall (1872) by John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893)

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)

Quintet and Violin Sonata

THE NASH ENSEMBLE
MARCIA CRAYFORD violin †
ELIZABETH LAYTON violin
ROGER CHASE viola
CHRISTOPHER VAN KAMPEN cello
IAN BROWN piano †

Contents:

    Violin Sonata in E minor Op 82 † [25'13]
  1. Allegro [8'02]
  2. Romance: Andante [8'06]
  3. Allegro non troppo [8'48]

    Piano Quintet in A minor Op 84 [38'09]

  4. Moderato — Allegro [14'12]
  5. Adagio [13'16]
  6. 6 Moderato — Allegro [10'47]
Sleeve Notes

'By any standards this is a major Elgar recording. I cannot recommend it too highly' (The Elgar Society Journal)

'As ever the playing of the Nash Ensemble evinces consummate refinement and total dedication; their heartwarmingly eloquent reading communicates strongly ... No true Elgarian could fail to derive considerable satisfaction from such effortlessly idiomatic music-making' (Gramophone)

'My top recommendation … would remain the Hyperion recording of the Nash Ensemble, also with Ian Brown, which combines high-calibre individual playing with all the requisite nostalgic resonances' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Interpétation idéale' (Diapason, France)

Home | About Hyperion | Catalogue | News | Artists | Distributors