Another Elgar 'Symphony'?

[Alan Howe]

How about this new orchestration of his late Piano Quintet:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/piano-quintet-sea-pictures/hnum/2436064

[Ilja]

If that one counts as a "symphony", we should probably add Gordon Jacob's orchestration of the Organ Sonata, Op. 28a, too. That brings the number of Elgar symphonies to five. 

[Mark Thomas]

I'm not getting excited until I at least hear some audio examples. Elgar's sound is so distinctive...

[Gareth Vaughan]

My reaction is - Why? The quintet doesn't need orchestrating - it's just fine as it is.

[Alan Howe]

Well, for me it's not a question of either-or, but both-and. I like orchestrations...

[Gareth Vaughan]

I like some orchestrations - especially of keyboard music. But (as I have said before) I wish more attention were paid to the orchestration of works originally written for orchestra but for which we now have only piano scores.

[Alan Howe]

That's a very good point. Of course, this is precisely what has been done with Draeseke's VC, but no-one seems interested in performing it, let alone recording it...

[Gareth Vaughan]

Have you approached Hyperion or Toccata? More importantly, I think, we would need to get a violinist interested in the piece first. I'll put my mind to it. Is there a printed violin/piano score I can send to people?

[Alan Howe]

I have approached both. Inevitably, it's too expensive for Toccata and Hyperion seemed not to be interested. My copy of the violin/piano score is in the possession of a violinist who showed interest in it, but I've heard nothing for ages.

I think we may need to start again.

[Gareth Vaughan]

I reckon CPO might be a good bet.

[Alan Howe]

You're probably right...

[Ebubu]

we should probably add Gordon Jacob's orchestration of the Organ Sonata, Op. 28a, too.

Hmmm, I should look for that one.  I'm very often frustrated with organ music, as I find that most church acoustics don't give justice to the works. I've always wondered how no one has ever ventured into orchestrations of the Vierne and Widor organ symphonies, for examples....

[TerraEpon]

I've always wondered how no one has ever ventured into orchestrations of the Vierne and Widor organ symphonies, for examples....

Both actually wrote concertante works based on movements from their own solo organ symphonies. FWIW.

[Ebubu]

Oh, I didn't know that.  I'll check into it.  Thanks.

[eschiss1]

I knew Guilmant did... Ah, I see, I see- Widor's op.42 is just such a work as is Vierne's Pièce symphonique. Thanks...