John Wilson - Elgar: The Longed-for Light (2014)

“Although a life-long admirer of the music of Edward Elgar, many of the works on this CD were unknown to me until I began studying the scores in preparation for this recording. The three days of sessions were a delightful voyage of discovery for us all and I had several members of the orchestra commenting on how sad it was that these genuinely charming works were rarely heard in the concert hall. Alas, charm is rather an underrated commodity these days but I hope that this new CD might bring about a renewed appreciation of these somewhat unjustly-neglected compositions.” John Wilson