Albert Sammons / New Queens Hall / Henry Wood - Elgar. Violin Concerto - Columbia 1929

Sir Edward Elgar:
Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, in B minor, op.61
Allegro  ~  Andante  ~ Allegro molto 
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Albert Sammons, violin  - New Queen's Hall Orchestra  conducted by  Sir Henry Wood   
HMV  HLM 7011    Reissued 1972   Matrices: 1G / 1G    78 Transfer by Anthony Griffith    
Recorded: 18 March / 10 April 1929  (Columbia L.2346-51 - matrices WAX 4785-94)
Massive amount of editing-time: now minimal surface-noises/'glitches'. Superb performance   

Henry Wood / Queens Hall Orchestra - Vaughan Williams. Symphony 2, Wasps, Greensleeves - Decca 1936

Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Symphony no.2.  "A London Symphony"    
I: Lento - Allegro risoluto   ~  II: Lento   ~  III: Scherzo (Nocturne) Allegro vivace  ~
IV: Andante con moto - Maestoso alla marcia (quasi lento) - Allegro - Lento - Epilogue (Andante sostenuto) 
"The Wasps" - overture  /    Fantasia on "Greensleeves"            6 files zip FLAC Mega Download
The Queens Hall Orchestra  (leader: George Stratton)   conducted by  Sir Henry Wood  
Decca  ACL 255    Issued 1965.  Matrices: ARL 6727 -2A / ARL 6728 -2A    First issued 1936 as Decca  X.114-18  &  K.821/2
Recorded: 21-22 April 1936 - Thames Street Studios.    Re-edited: March 2022

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