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Work: Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36

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ComposerElgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)
PeriodRomantic
Year1899
Work typeOrchestral
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HamburgAdam Hickox | Josef Špaček

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Ives, Bernstein, Elgar
Symphoniker Hamburg – Laeiszhalle Orchester; Adam Hickox; Josef Špaček Jr

ViennaWiener Symphoniker

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Wagner, Prokofiev, Elgar
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Soddy; Augustin Hadelich

ViennaWiener Symphoniker

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Wagner, Prokofiev, Elgar
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Soddy; Augustin Hadelich
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Beth Taylor’s commanding Sea Pictures with the London Philharmonic

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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. 
*****
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Sinfonia of London makes international debut at the Concertgebouw

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British pianist Ben Grosvenor joins the Sinfonia of London in Amsterdam for Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto showcasing the very best of British talent
****1
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Dinis Sousa and the OAE present Elgar on period instruments

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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Dinis Sousa bravely venture into Elgar at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, with mixed success.
***11
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StockholmEnigma Variations

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MacMillan, Elgar
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Marie Macleod
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Music of life: Kazuki Yamada on Elgar’s Enigma Variations

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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

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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.