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
