{"product_id":"877664","title":"Connolly\/staples\/bbc Symp - Sir Edward Elgar: The Music Makers, The Spirit of England [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistinguished British music interpreter Sir Andrew Davis joins forces with the BBCSO once again, this time with acclaimed soloists Dame Sarah Connolly and Andrew Staples, in this thoughtful presentation of the last two substantial choral works of Sir Edward Elgar. The maturity of Elgar as an orchestrator is obvious in both works on this disc, notably, in The Music Makers (1912), during passages in which he quotes from Sea Pictures and the Violin Concerto, and in representing the sound of aircraft in The Spirit of England (1917).\u003cp\u003eModerato e nobilmente - Tranquillo e cantabile - - Sarah Connolly; BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChorus: We are the music makers -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChorus: With wonderful deathless ditties -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChorus: We, in the ages lying -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChorus: A breath of our inspiration -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContralto: They had no vision amazing -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContralto and Chorus: And therefore to-day is thrilling -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChorus: But we, with our dreaming and singing -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContralto: Great hail! We cry to the comers - ... - We are the music makers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. The Fourth of August - Andrew Staples; BBC Symphony Chorus; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sir Andrew Da\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. To Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. For the Fallen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55138095858049,"sku":"877664","price":18.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51IsfpP09cL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767328097","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/877664","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}