Elgar: Symphony no. 2

Elgar: Symphony no. 2

• BARENBOIM DANIEL ELGAR-SYMPHONY N 2 , STAATSKAPELLE BERLI

Following his critically-acclaimed Elgar Cello Concerto recording with Alisa Weilerstein, Barenboim turns to the symphonies.<br><br>Barenboim first recorded the Elgar symphonies for CBS in the early 1970s with the LPO. He now returns with a re-kindled love of Elgar, following performances of The Dream of Gerontius as well as the Cello Concerto with Alisa Weilerstein in 2012 and with a new insight into these works borne of 40 years experience.<br><br>The Second Symphony is released first, in a 2013 recording with the Staatskapelle Berlin. The First Symphony will follow in 2015.<br><br>Barenboim is a passionate Elgarian: as a young man he worked regularly with Sir John Barbirolli, one of the greatest of all Elgar conductors (and Jacqueline du Pré s partner in the classic audio and visual recording of the Cello Concerto). He counts The Dream of Gerontius as one of his favourite works.