Karajan Conducting Beethoven's 5th Symphony
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Very old and rare film, no longer in print, recorded in 1966.

Edward Elgar, Britain's Musical Icon, Turns 150
Now Playing: on NPR by Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr
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Elgar was born on 2nd June 1857 at Broadheath

We know him as the man who wrote the music used at graduations, but in Britain, Edward Elgar means a lot more. It's the 150th anniversary of the composer who gave the British "Pomp and Circumstance" and one little "Enigma."
...NPR AUDIO

Ian Lace's Elgar Biography | READ about ELGAR | ELGAR BIO & CDiscogrophy | "google Elgar" | BBC Radio 3

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Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com:
This is a big, monolithic performance of this somewhat monolithic work, but it doesn't sound impenetrable as it occasionally can. The second movement is as gigantic as any might want, but there's great spring in its last few minutes; elsewhere, Sir Simon Rattle leads with a clarity and energy that are decidedly not lament-like. The 4th movement, "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen," seems to sway under Rattle's baton; it appears as a light interlude. There is great warmth in the "Ich habt nun Traurigkeit" movement and all pomp seems to die away. The fugal moments are crystal clear, even with the large orchestra and chorus (this is clearly not a "period" instrument performance), and both soloists--baritone Thomas Quasthoff and Dorothea Roschmann--sing their music with close attention to the text. The Berlin Philharmonic and Rundfunkchor are superb. This is a beautiful reading of a work that can be forbidding – highly recommended. --Robert Levine

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"Mstislav Rostropovich"

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Artur Rubinstein playing Beethoven piano concerto no 4
Now Playing: 3rd movement in 1967
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