New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd - ELGAR: Wand of Youth / Nursery Suite (2004) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: I. Overture
02. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: II. Serenade
03. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: III. Minuet
04. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: IV. Sun Dance
05. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: V. Fairy Pipers
06. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: VI. Slumber Scene
07. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: VII. Fairies and Giants
08. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b : I. March
09. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b : II. Little Bells
10. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b : III. Moths and Butterflies
11. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b : IV. Fountain Dance
12. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b : V. The Tame Bear
13. The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b : VI. The Wild Bears
14. Dream Children, Op. 43: I. Andante
15. Dream Children, Op. 43: II. Allegretto piacevole
16. Nursery Suite: I. Aubade
17. Nursery Suite: II. The Serious Doll
18. Nursery Suite: III. Busy-Ness
19. Nursery Suite: IV. The Sad Doll
20. Nursery Suite: V. The Wagon (Passes)
21. Nursery Suite: VI. The Merry Doll
22. Nursery Suite: VII. Dreaming


Illustrating a generally little known facet of Elgar’s music, this recording brings together a number of works on which the composer had worked in childhood. Forty years after writing the tunes for a children’s play about age, youth and the escapism of fairyland, for performance in the family with his brothers and sisters, Elgar refashioned them into the two suites known as The Wand of Youth, from which Wild Bears continues to enjoy a separate existence as a popular concert encore. With its tender, wistful moods and restrained scoring, the Nursery Suite of 1930 is Elgar’s final evocation of childhood.

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