Elgar/ Halle - Wand of Youth Suites AEC Music Barry Douglas's Schubert series has

Barry Douglas's Schubert series has reached Volume 3 with this unique programme

and iridescent heights are scaled

This was the greatest obstacle to the safe transmission of works for posterity until the end of the 20th century

attracting a devoted cult following thanks to their unique sound

and this disc is bookended by his two chamber symphonies

Elgar/ Halle - Wand of Youth Suites AEC Music Barry Douglas's Schubert series hasThe latest release in Halle's award winning Elgar Edition features works which reveal aspects of Elgar as both man and composer, reflecting his nostalgic strain and his gift for memorable, melodic invention. The Want of Youth Suites are based on the incidental music to a play written by the teenage Elgar and his siblings. They are delightful orchestral pieces, displaying the composer's mastery for scoring and for musical lines which are fully