A 5 CD set!
If Elgar now dominates our view of British music in the period that bridges the 19th and 20th centuries, his contemporaries Charles Villiers Stanford and Hubert Parry were distinguished and influential establishment figures in both composing and teaching. This collection showcases the lighter, if often wistful, side of Elgar's art - including the Serenade for Strings - alongside symphonies by Stanford (the 'Irish') and Parry (his fifth) and a variety of orchestral and choral works by both.
