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Elgar: Wand of Youth / Nursery Suite

9/9/2004, 22 Tracks, 1:06:47

Featuring

  • James Judd
  • New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
  • Edward Elgar

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Musically, Elgar was closer to German Romantic composers of his time than to the developing English music, which relied on newly collected folk-song.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The two movements of Dream Children, written in 1902, suggest a nostalgia for childhood and may be a re-working of earlier material.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Wand of Youth Suites are based on compositions Elgar worked on in childhood for a children's play performed with his siblings, contrasting age and youth.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording features the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, which has a long recording history including soundtracks for films like The Lord of the Rings.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Elgar's Nursery Suite, composed in 1930, was dedicated to the Duke and Duchess of York and their children, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

James Judd, the conductor, came to international attention as Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra at the invitation of Lorin Maazel.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Edward Elgar, despite his association with British Imperialism and the image of an Edwardian country gentleman, was the son of a shopkeeper, a background that often marked a man for life.

Source: Booklet

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