Nbcso/Nypso/Piatigorsky - Elgar from America, Vol. 1: Enigma Variations, Cello Concerto, Falstaff (Symphonic Study in C minor)

SOMM RECORDINGS is delighted to announce the release of Elgar from America, Volume I featuring historic recordings by a legendary cellist, two American orchestras and a trio of the 20th century�s greatest conductors. The results offer a fascinating transatlantic perspective on a titan of British music and includes two masterpieces and a symphonic study which Elgar considered his best orchestral piece. Elgar visited America annually from 1905-07 and again in 1911 where his music found articulate champions and a place in the country�s affections, the trio of his Pomp and Circumstance March in D an essential, long-established part of ceremonies accompanying America�s graduation tradition. The featured recordings date from the 1940s and have been restored and remastered by the multi-award-winning audio restoration engineer Lani Spahr, who also provides informative booklet notes.