I listened to:

"The Best of Elgar". I do not normally listen to these "compilation" CD's. However, it was given to me by a very good friend, Pauline, who I haven't seen for a long time and now lives in Great Malvern where Elgar lived. This CD has the following works on it - "Pomp and Circumstance March in D major, Op.39, No.1", "Nimrod from Enigma Variations, Op.36", "Introduction and Allegro, Op.47", "Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 - Adagio", "Salut d'amour, Op.12", "Symphony No.1 in A flat major, Op.55 - Andante nobilmente e semplice", "Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20 - Larghetto and Allegretto", "Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61 - Andante", "Pomp and Circumstance March in G major, Op.39, No.4" and "Cockaigne Overture (In London Town), Op.40"

"String Quartet in C minor, Op.18 No.4", "String Quartet in F major, Op. 135" and "String Quartet in F minor, Op.95 'Quartetto serioso" all composed by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by The Pavel Haas Quartet. This CD came with the BBC Music Magazine.

"Symphony No.2 in B flat major, Op.52 'Lobgesang'" composed by Felix Mandelssohn performed by Veronique Gens (soprano), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo soprano), Robert Tear (tenor) and The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales conducted by Richard Hickox.

-Richard