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The starlight express

Edward Elgar

Reviews (4)

BBC music magazine

2013 January

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Calum MacDonald

2013 January

"While the lyrics tend to the arch or winsome, most of the music is vintage light Elgar, and beautifully performed ... This is a very valuable addition to the Elgar discography".

Fono Forum

2013 Februar

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Thomas Schulz (f. 1960)

2013 Februar

"Die gesamte 'Starlight'-Musik - verbunden nicht durch Dialoge, sondern durch einen ... Erzähltext, vorgetragen durch den brillanten Schauspieler Simon Callow. Das Ergebnis vermag in seinem nostalgischen Charme wohl zu gefallen ... Es gibt eine ebenfalls von Davis zusammengestellte Suite, die eigentlich alles enthält, was den 'Starlight Express' hörenswert macht ... Musiziert und gesungen wird durchweg auf sehr hohem Niveau".

International record review

2012 November

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Nigel Simeone

2012 November

"Vurdering: IRR outstanding" - "Simon Callow reads this [story] captivatingly ... Since the play is problematic ... this combination is an inspired solution and is just about the ideal way to hear Elgar's often sublime score on disc ... Davis and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra are ideal advocates: attentive to every detail, wonderfully sensitive to the nuances ... The new Chandos set is not only indispensable for Elgarians but a complete joy from start to finish ... I can recommend it with all possible enthusiasm".

The gramophone

2012 November

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Andrew Achenbach

2012 November

"Panned by the critics for its whimsical nature. However, Elgar's touching music won plaudits - and rightly so, for it has some delightful things in it ... Sir Andrew Davis has taken the opportunity to write his own narration ... Simon Callow makes a consistently involving story-teller ... Davis secures absolutely first-rate results from the Scottish CO. Elin Manahan Thomas's light and silvery soprano could hardly be more suited to the parts of the Laugher and Jane-Anne, while Roderick Williams is in glorious voice throughout".