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Edward Elgar

Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront

"Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront" ("When the spring comes round") is a song for solo soprano, part of a staged recitation with orchestra Une voix dans le désert written by the English composer

References#

  • Kennedy, Michael, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968)
  • Moore, Jerrold N. “Edward Elgar: a creative life” (Oxford University Press, 1984)

Recordings#

  • The CD with the book Oh, My Horses! Elgar and the Great War has many historical recordings including Une voix dans le désert with Quand nos bourgeons se rouvriront, a 1985 recording with Alvar Lidell (narrator), Valerie Hill (soprano) and the Kensington Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leslie Head
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Edward Elgar