Elgar and Kodály

Walton’s overture paints a portrait of an English seafaring town in the early twentieth century, replete with peg-leg street fiddlers and rowdy taverns. The Elgar is soaring and wild, performed splendidly by Spain’s Asier Polo, while In Memoriam: Gabriel Fauré is a moving tribute to Schmitt’s teacher and mentor. Finally, Háry János tells the tale of the oft-embellished heroic exploits of a day-dreaming soldier.