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1 day ago · Edward Elgar: Symphony No 2 in E flat major, Op. 63. Laura van der Heijden, cello; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth. Tickets from £10 to £44 (plus booking fee) https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/embd2m: http://www.royalalberthall.com/ Telephone: 020 7589 8212
3 days ago · In photographs, Sir Edward Elgar looks like a conventional Midlands gent, in tweeds and a luxurious moustache. But under those whiskers Elder finds a burning bonfire of doubt, passion, desire and uncertainty.
5 days ago · Also highly esteemed are his two symphonies (1908 and 1911), the Introduction and Allegro for strings (1905), and his monumental Violin Concerto (1910) and Cello Concerto (1919).
5 days ago · Recorded with conductor Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, the disc features the Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor, Frank Bridge's '4 Short Pieces', Ernest Bloch's 'Prelude' and 'From Jewish Life', Gabriel Faure's 'Elegie', Julius Klengel's 'Hymnus' - plus a number of new cello arrangements of Elgar's 'Enigma ...
5 days ago · The son of a music dealer, Edward Elgar worked as an organist until the age of 42. The road to fame was long indeed: it was not until the »Enigma Variations« of 1899, which were performed in Dresden just six years later, that the composer’s career finally took off.
5 days ago · This month, Decca Records announced the release of Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti's newest album: 'Elgar Violin Concerto'. Recorded with conductor Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the disc features Elgar's Violin Concerto in B Minor, 'Sospiri' Op. 70, 'Salut d'amour' Op. 12 and 'Chanson de Nuit' Op. 15 No. 1.
5 days ago · Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC. Elgar was fond of the march "form", his first work to catch the public ear was the Imperial March written in 1897. His Pomp & Circumstance marches appeared over a period of about thirty years. Nos 1 & 2 in 1901, No3 in 1905, No4 in 1907 and No5 in 1930.
