The recordings presented in this 10CD set feature the great British conductor Sir Adrian Boult and come from the period between 1945 and 1956. The orchestras are the London Symphony, the BBC Symphony, the Philharmonic Promenade, the London Philharmonic and the Philharmonia, and the artists include legendary soloists such as Yehudi Menuhin, Friedrich Gulda, Pablo Casals, Annie Fischer and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Much of the music is of British origin, with major works by Elgar, Vaughan-Williams and Holst, but the set also features Boult conducting music by Busoni, Mozart, Paganini, Schumann and Chopin.

In 1930 the eminent British conductor Sir Adrian Boult was asked by the BBC to form a new orchestra. Under his direction, the BBC Symphony Orchestra soon rose to prominence, and in 1942 Boult was asked to assume responsibility for the BBC Promenade Concerts. He presided over the Proms until 1950.

Contents:
CD 1
ELGAR:
- Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op.39
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1955)

- Enigma Variations op.36
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1953)

CD 2
ELGAR:
- Symphony No.1 in A flat major, op.55
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1949)

CD 3
ELGAR:
- Symphony No.2 in E flat major, op.63
Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra (1956)

CD 4
ELGAR:
- Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85
Pablo Casals (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra (1945)

- Violin Concerto in B minor, op.61
Alfredo Campoli (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra (1955)

CD 5
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS:
- Symphony No.6 in E minor
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Moderato
London Symphony Orchestra (1949)

3. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
London Symphony Orchestra (1950)

4. IV. Epilogue: Moderato
London Symphony Orchestra (1949)

5. The Lark Ascending
Jean Pougnet (violin), London Philharmonic Orchestra (1952)

CD 6
HOLST:
- The Planets, op.32
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Female Chorus (1945)

CD 7
PAGANINI:
- Violin Concerto No.1 in D major
Yehudi Menuhin (violin), BBC Symphony Orchestra (1947)

SCHUMANN:
- Symphony No.4 in D minor, op.120
London Philharmonic Orchestra (1956)

CD 8
MOZART:
- Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, KV 466
- Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, KV 488
Annie Fischer (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra (1960)

CD 9
CHOPIN:
- Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, op.11
Friedrich Gulda (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra (1954)

SIBELIUS:
- The Tempest: Prelude

CD 10
BUSONI: Doktor Faust
1. Prologue I: Euerer Magnifizenz Verzeihung (Wagner)
2. Also lasst die Studenten ein (Faust)
3. Wer seid ihr? (Faust)
4. Prologue II: Ein einzelner blieb (Faust)
5. Willst du mir dienen? (Faust)
6. Scene I: Was wünscht die schöne Herrin zu erschauen?
7. Endet das Spiel! (Herzog von Parma)
8. Er ruft mich (Herzogin von Parma)
9. Was Wichtiges, sagt Ihr? (Herzog von Parma)
10. Symphonic Intermezzo
11. Scene II: So lang man Jugend hat (chorus)
12. Finale: Ihr Männer und Frauen, lasst euch sagen
13. Die Antrittsrede Euerer Magnifizenz
14. Das Haus ist mir bekannt (Faust)
15. Meine bösen Geister (Faust)
16. Blut meines Blutes (Faust)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Richard Lewis, Ian Wallace, Heather Harper, John Cameron
London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Ambrosian Singers, Chorus from the Royal Academy of Music (1959)