Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40

~ Overture

Relationships

composer:Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1897)
premiered at:[concert] (1901-06-20)
publisher:Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes) (in 1901)
premiered at:Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1901-06-20)
part of:Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 40) (order: 35)
download score for free:imslp: Cockaigne Overture, Op.40 (Elgar, Edward) [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002356744 [info]
VIAF ID:181851128 [info]
Wikidata:Q1105233 [info]

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1926-04-27Cockaigne (In London Town)—Concert Overture, op. 40Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar13:07
1933-04-11Cockaigne (In London Town)—Concert Overture, op. 40 (1933)BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar13:38
1933-04-11Cockaigne (In London Town), Concert Overture, op. 40BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar13:45
1933-04-11Side 3 of the Cockaigne Overture in "Accidental Stereo"partialBBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar4:46
1949-11-15 – 1950-02-02Cockaigne Overture, op. 40 (in London Town)Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli14:05
1954-01-04Cockaigne Overture, op. 40 (In London Town)Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli13:37
1954-03-24Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)Ralph Downes, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult13:22
1962-08-27Concert Overture: Cockaigne (in London Town), op. 40Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli14:45
1966-12-06Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Constantin Silvestri15:27
1969-09-13“Cockaigne” op. 40 (in London Town): Concert OvertureliveBBC Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis15:13
1969-09-13Cockaigne Overture (In London Town), op. 40liveBBC Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis15:52
1970-09-29Overture: Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult14:56
1971-11-25Concert Overture: Cockaigne, op. 40London Symphony Orchestra, Edward Heath16:50
1973-11-08 – 1973-11-10Overture “Cockaigne” (In London Town), op. 40London Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim15:35
1976-02-27Overture Cockaigne, op. 40 (In London Town)London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti14:17
1982-09-09 – 1982-09-10Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson14:26
1988-12-01 – 1988-12-02Cockaigne (In London Town) - Overture, Opus 40Philharmonia Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes16:40
1989-06-05 – 1989-06-06Cockaigne (In London Town), Concert Overture, op. 40Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman16:00
1989-07-28 – 1989-07-30Cockaigne OvertureEnglish Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton15:07
1991-04-13 – 1991-04-16Overture: Cockaigne "In London Town", op. 40Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper15:23
1991-04Cockaigne Overture "In London Town", op. 40BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis15:01
1991-07Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40London Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate17:00
1993-11Cockaigne (In London Town) Concert Overture, op. 40London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn14:48
2005-11-08Overture, Cockaigne (in London Town)liveCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo14:53
2009-09-24Cockaigne "In London Town", op. 40Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko14:26
2012-02-18 – 2012-02-19Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40liveOregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar15:03
2013-11Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo14:42
“Cockaigne” Overture, op. 40B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar?:??
Cockaigne - In London Town, Op. 40Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey16:47
Cockaigne (In London Town)Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze14:43
Cockaigne (In London Town)London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti14:20
Cockaigne (in London Town) - Overture, op. 40Edward Elgar16:37
Cockaigne (In London Town) OvertureRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves15:26
Cockaigne (In London Town), Concert Overture, op. 40Philharmonia Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes16:33
Cockaigne (In London Town), Concert Overture, op. 40London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras14:25
Cockaigne (in London Town), op. 40Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder14:52
Cockaigne (In London Town), op. 40: Concert overtureLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis15:13
Cockaigne (in London Town): Concert Overture, op. 40[unknown]14:49
Cockaigne (in London Town): Overture (extract)partialPhilharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli2:30
Cockaigne OvertureNew Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss16:27
Cockaigne OvertureNew Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Arthur Bliss16:23
Cockaigne Overture "In London Town", op. 40London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin15:36
Cockaigne Overture “In London Town”London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult14:49
Cockaigne Overture (In London Town), Op. 40 (for organ)Peter Richard Conte19:05
Cockaigne Overture, op. 40London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum13:08
Cockaigne Overture, op. 40London Philharmonic Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum13:10
Cockaigne Overture, op. 40 (In London Town)liveBBC Philharmonic, Charles Mackerras15:30
Cockaigne Overture, op. 40 (In London Town)Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson14:48
Cockaigne-Ouvertüre (In London Town), op. 40The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy14:46
Cockaigne, op. 40 "In London Town"Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham14:09
Concert Overture Cockaigne, op. 40Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin14:16
Ouverture: Cockaigne – In London Town, op. 40Philharmonia Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes16:35
Overture: CockaigneRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves15:32