George Weldon - Elgar: In The South, Sea Pictures, Chanson de Matin (1953/54) [2009]

A beautiful collection of some of the finest Elgar recordings

George Weldon: an excellent, under-rated conductor well worth hearing


These recordings, all sourced from excellent near-mint copies expertly transferred by Edward Johnson from his private collection, where a delight to restore. Very little complex restoraiton was required, and XR remastering worked a treat.

Tracks:

ELGAR In the South, 'Alassio', Overture
ELGAR Sea Pictures
ELGAR Chanson de Matin
HANDEL (arr. ELGAR) Overture in D

Personnel:

Gladys Ripley, contralto
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by George Weldon