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| Composer | Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1899 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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TokyoTadaaki Otaka / Tomoki Kitamura
Miyoshi, Matsumura, Elgar
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Tadaaki Otaka; Tomoki Kitamura
KlostersTales of Love and Friendship
Wagner, Mozart, Elgar
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; Edward Gardner; Veronika Eberle; Timothy Ridout
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Pappano and the LSO’s Mahler 5: less than the sum of its parts
In a mismatched pairing of Elgar and Mahler, the London Symphony Orchestra produce immaculate instrumental sound quality, but is that enough?
Beth Taylor’s commanding Sea Pictures with the London Philharmonic
The dream team of Edward Gardner and the LPO are joined by Beth Taylor for a glorious evening of Elgar at the Royal Festival Hall.
Sinfonia of London makes international debut at the Concertgebouw
British pianist Ben Grosvenor joins the Sinfonia of London in Amsterdam for Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto showcasing the very best of British talent
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StockholmEnigma Variations
MacMillan, Elgar
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Marie Macleod
Eltville am RheinLucienne Renaudin Vary & Alain Altinoglu in Eberbach Abbey
Borodin, Arutiunian, Elgar
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Alain Altinoglu; Lucienne Renaudin Vary
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Music of life: Kazuki Yamada on Elgar’s Enigma Variations
The chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra discusses his love and fascination for Elgar’s deeply personal work – and his experiences performing it for the first time.
Bachtrack top ten: Edward Elgar
Quintessentially English or establishment outsider? Elgar was seen as provincial – and was never more at home than in his beloved Malvern Hills – but he had a European outlook.