Compact discs.

Program notes about the recordings by Andrew Neill, with discographical details, laid in container.

"New transfers from Elgar's personal record library"--Container. Details given in Program notes, p. 35.

All these recordings are acoustical recordings made for HMV. The concertos are both drastically abridged, but there are numerous small cuts in many of the other works due to time constraints.

Vocal works sung in English.

[cd. 1] Carissima (Jan. 21, 1914) (3:48)

The sanguine fan, op. 81 (Feb. 24, 1920) (4:28)

The fringes of the fleet (Charles Mott, baritone) (July 1917) (ca. 18 min.)

Carillon, op. 75 (Henry Ainley, speaker) (Jan. 29, 1915) (7:06)

Polonia, op. 76 (May 22, 1919) (8:20)

The starlight express : incidental music, op. 78 (Agnes Nicholls, soprano ; Charles Mott, baritone) (Feb. 18, 1916) (ca. 29 min.)

[cd. 2] Cockaigne (In London town) : concert overture, op. 40 (Feb. 28, 1917) (4:12)

In the South (Alassio) : concert overture, op. 50 (Oct. 26, 1923 & Dec. 30, 1921) (16:04)

Violin concerto in B minor, op. 61 [abridged] (Marie Hall, violin) (Dec. 16, 1916) (ca. 16 min.)

Cello concerto in E minor, op. 85 [abridged] (Beatrice Harrison, cello) (ca. 16 min.)

Salut d'amour, op. 12 (June 26, 1914) (3:51)

Chanson de nuit, op. 15 no 1 (May 22, 1919) (4:10)

Scenes from the saga of King Olaf, op. 30. A little bird in the air (Dec. 7, 1921) (3:23)

The dream of Gerontius, op. 38. Prelude & Angel's farewell (Feb. 28, 1917) (4:40)

The light of life, op. 29. Meditation (Apr. 1925) (4:50)

[cd. 3] Sea pictures, op. 37 (Leila Megane, contralto) (Nov. 10, 1922 & Jan. 8, 1923) (ca. 18 min.)

Variations on an original theme : "Enigma", op. 36 (May 11, 1921, Nov. 16, 1920 & Feb. 24, 1920) (ca. 26 min.)

Pomp and circumstance marches, op. 39. No 1 in D (4:32) & No 4 in G (3:53) (June 26, 1914)

Three Bavarian dances, op. 27 (Feb. 28, 1917 & June 26, 1914) (9:50)

Fantasia and fugue in C minor, BWV 537 / Bach ; orch. Elgar, op. 86 (Dec. 7, 1921 & Oct. 26, 1923) (7:59)

Overture in D minor from Chandos anthem no 2 / Handel ; orch. Elgar (Oct. 26, 1923) (4:32)

[cd. 4] The wand of youth. Suite no 1, op. 1a (May 22, 1919) (9:46) ; Suite no 2, op. 1b (May 22, 1919 & Feb. 28, 1917) (8:30) ; [additional unissued takes from May 22, 1919 session] : The wand of youth, Suite no 1 (Overture (1:21) ; Sun dance (1:51) ; Fairy pipers (2:34) ; Fairies and giants (1:52)), & Suite no 2 (March (1:56) ; Moths and butterflies (1:24)) (May 22, 1919)

Symphony no. 2 in E♭, op. 63 (Mar. 5 & 20, 1924 & Apr. 16, 1925) (45:43).

London Symphony Orchestra.

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra.