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Classics Reconsidered: Elgar Symphony No 1 (London Philharmonic Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin)

Friday, February 21, 2025

David Gutman and Andrew Farach-Colton discuss Leonard Slatkin’s 1989 recording of Elgar’s First Symphony with the LPO

Slatkin has a special affinity with Elgar: can his 1989 interpretation of the First Symphony be considered a classic? (photography: Clive Barda - ArenaPAL)
Slatkin has a special affinity with Elgar: can his 1989 interpretation of the First Symphony be considered a classic? (photography: Clive Barda - ArenaPAL)

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