Edward Elgar
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Edward Elgar, a greatly-loved English composer of the Romantic era
His works include the Enigma Variations (1899), the oratorio The Dream of Gerontius (1900) and the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, a tune from which was used in the song Land of Hope and Glory.
Elgar conducting Pomp and Circumstance March no.1
Includes tune later used in song "Land of Hope and Glory"
Music in the Air
"There is music in the air, music all around us, the world is full of it and you simply take as much as you require."
-- Edward Elgar
Elgar in 1901
Nimrod, from the Enigma Variations (Edward Elgar)
Daniel Barenboim with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Elgar: An Anniversary Portrait
Elgar: An Anniversary Portrait
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This collection of essays offers a new insight into the composer's life. With chapters written by Yehudi Menuhin, Christopher Kent, Dame Janet Baker and Nicholas Kenyon, it is a must for Elgar enthusiasts.Edward Elgar was a man of many contradictions. He was born an outsider, into a family of lower-middle class, Catholic, origins. Yet his fame, and ability to write music that struck a chord in the national consciousness, led him to adopt a sycophantic attitude towards the Royal Family and high society, even though he always felt ill at ease with them. Elgar was a depressive with a problematic marriage, who craved recognition, but in many ways he regretted the piece of music which made him famous. 'Pomp and Circumstance' made him the leading English composer of his age, but also contributed to the jingoism which he so disliked during the First World War.Yet, unquestionably, he was the greatest musical genius that England had produced in centuries. This Portrait, by some of the scholars and musicians that understand him best, offers new light on a wide range of aspects of Edward Elgar's life and work.
Concert Overture, "Cockaigne (in London Town)", Op. 40 (Edward Elgar)
Conductor: Jin Tanaka
Edward Elgar Music on CD
Overture, "In The South (Alassio)" (by Edward Elgar)
Sir Adrian Boult conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1944
Railroad Station
"The musical equivalent of St Pancras Station."
-- Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961), English conductor, on Elgar's Symphony No 1
Elgar: Enigma Variations (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
Elgar: Enigma Variations (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
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'Rushton has both professorial persistence and critical acumen.' - The Elgar Society Journal
' ... wholly admirable.' - The Musical Times
Program Notes on Famous Edward Elgar Works
- The Dream of Gerontius (Edward Elgar)
- "The Dream of Gerontius," poem by Cardinal Newman and set to music for mezzo soprano, tenor, and bass solos, chorus and orchestra, was first performed at the Birmingham (England) Festival of 1900. The theme of the poem is the dream of the dying Gerontius of his soul's passage to the unseen world, its reception by the angels, and the mysteries of that world.
CLICK ON ABOVE LINK TO READ FULL NOTES ON THIS WORK - Overture, "In the South (Alassio)". Op. 50. (Edward Elgar)
- "Conceived on a glorious spring day in the valley of Andorra," Elgar beautifully blends the joys of nature with the recollections of the past. The score has the motto: "A land which was the mightiest in its old command and is the loveliest; wherein were cast the men of Rome. Thou art the garden of the world."
CLICK ON ABOVE LINK TO READ FULL NOTES ON THIS WORK - Concert Overture, "Cockaigne (In London Town)". Op. 40. (Edward Elgar)
- The concert overture, "Cockaigne," presents a panorama of London street scenes. According to the composer's program he intends to describe "the sights a pair of lovers encounter during an afternoon's stroll in that city." The overture opens with a picture of the life and animation of the streets.
CLICK ON ABOVE LINK TO READ FULL NOTES ON THIS WORK - Variations. Op. 1a. ("Enigma Variations"). (Edward Elgar)
- The "Variations," op. 36, or, as the composer himself styles the main theme, the "Enigma," was first performed in London in 1899. the score comprises a theme and fourteen variations, and is dedicated to fourteen of his friends.
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Elgar: a life in pictures
Song "Softly and Gently" from The Dream of Gerontius (Edward Elgar)
Singer: Marjorie Thomas. Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent.
Latest News on Elgar
Elgar's Birthplace at Broadheath, Worcester
Edward Elgar items on eBay
Elgar - Cello Concerto - 1st Movement.
Cello: Jacqueline Du Pré. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
Interesting Internet Resources on Edward Elgar
- Edward Elgar
- Official site of the Elgar Society, Elgar Birthplace and Elgar Foundation.
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