Classics Reconsidered: Elgar’s The Kingdom (LPO / Sir Adrian Boult)

Geraint Lewis and Jeremy Dibble
Friday, June 14, 2024

Geraint Lewis and Jeremy Dibble revisit the first ever full recording of Elgar’s The Kingdom, made by Sir Adrian Boult in 1968

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