Edward Elgar (1857-1934) • The Sketches for Symphony No. 3 CD
1. Introduction 4:47
2. 1st Movement: Allegro molto maestoso 0:58
3. Exposition 4:07
4. End of exposition 0:55
5. Violin bowing 1:06
6. End of exposition, 2nd time 2:00
7. Development fragment I 0:37
8. Development fragments ii-iv 0:32
9. Development fragment v 0:18
10. Development fragment vi 0:24
11. Development fragment vii 0:38
12. Development (Elgar/ Payne) 2:50
13. Bb minor fragments 1:38
14. Bb minor episode (Elgar/Payne) 1:56
15. leading to reprise' 1:41
16. Recapitulation (including orchestral fragments) 2:52
17. near the end' 0:48
18. Unused fragments 0:31
19. 2nd movement: Scherzo: Allegretto 0:47
20. Main theme 1:06
21. D Major episode 1:06
22. Modulating sequence 1:27
23. A-major episode 1:54
24. 1st movement theme 0:26
25. Coda 1:22
26. Unused fragments 1:00
27. 3rd Movement: Adagio solenne 1:28
28. Sequence 0:44
29. Opening span 2:10
30. Chord progression 0:49
31. Continuation fragment 1:13
32. D major melody 3:50
33. cumulative cresc' 1:47
34. Eb major melody (Elgar/Payne) 2:12
35. Sequence with variation 0:36
36. This is the end' 0:29
37. 4th Movement: Finale: Allegro 0:41
38. Fanfare (orchestra) 0:42
39. Fanfare & possible continuation 1:59
40. Fanfare & continuation leading to 1st subject 1:35
41. Codetta 0:52
42. Second subject group I 0:17
43. Second subject group ii 0:32
44. Second subject group iii 1:01
45. Second subject group iv 1:32
46. Second subject group v 1:25
47. G minor theme 1:49
48. 1st subject group recapitulation, A minor 0:35
49. 1st subject group recapitulation, Ab minor 2:07
50. Unused fragments 0:54
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis, conductor / Anthony Payne, narrator / David Owen Norris, piano / Robert Gibbs, violin
NMC Records, Total Timing 69:30, DDD
