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The String Quartet was the first of three chamber works that he tackled in 1918 in the peaceful surroundings of Brinkwells, the country cottage that Lady Elgar had found for them in the depth of the Sussex countryside. Following the delivery of a piano to Brinkwells in mid-August of that year...

Can someone please recommend a recording including pipe organ in the finale? Many thanks Don

I keep hearing: "Elgar would be more recognised had he been from conintental Europe". Without sounding horribly silly, it can not have been anything to do with the fact he was British can it? A few have said it, even a BBC interviewer. I'm not quite sure what they mean.

A continuation of the Saturday Symphonies Tradition: Welcome to another weekend of symphonic listening! For your listening pleasure this weekend: Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63 1. Allegro vivace e nobilmente 2. Larghetto 3. Rondo 4. Moderato e maestoso...

Ever have one of those big-name composers whom you've heard of, and heard a piece or two of, yet you never really explored their music? As ashamed to admit it as I am, for me that composer was Elgar. It wasn't until recently that I really dove in to his musical output, and after hearing several...

The link below is an interview that Daniel Barenboim gave on Elgar. Barenboim says that he gets mad at people calling Elgar "that English composer". This could be due to his music being a key part of the Last Night of the Proms. However I agree that his works should be put into the wider rep...

Hello, I'm trying to identify the music that plays at the beginning of the "Find the Fish" segment in The Meaning of Life. It plays for about ten seconds beginning at :28 in this clip: I'm guessing it's Elgar or something of that sort. Thanks.

Hello fellow listeners, I am looking for good psalm settings which use the King James Version of the Bible. Anyone got some good recordings or hidden gems I shouldn't miss out? I know Purcell wrote some for example, and Elgar, but I have a feeling I'm overlooking stuff... BTW passages other...

Hi, I just wanted to tell you about a little project my folk/rock band have done. I'm a huge Elgar nut and am fascinated by his life. A few years ago I wrote song about Elgar's love of his dogs and in particular of how it seemed they replaced the void in his life that Alice left. I managed to...

Hello everyone! I am new to the enjoyment of classical music, and have been taking a music course this semester. I am doing a final paper on Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 by Edward Elgar. I am needing to produce information such as tempo, dynamics, melody and rhythm. At this point, I have...