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Work: Symphony no. 1 in A flat major, Op.55

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ComposerElgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)
PeriodRomantic
Year1908
Work typeOrchestral
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ViennaTonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich

Musikverein Wien
Sibelius, Bruch, Elgar
Tonkünstler-Orchester; Matthew Halls; Daniel Lozakovich

ViennaTonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich

Musikverein Wien
Sibelius, Bruch, Elgar
Tonkünstler-Orchester; Matthew Halls; Daniel Lozakovich

EssenLondon Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Elgar, Saint-Saëns
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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Yamada balances Mozart's grace and Elgar's grandeur in Cleveland debut

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Kazuki Yamada selects a regal Mozart piano concerto and a sprawling Elgar symphony for his Cleveland Orchestra debut.
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Devastating Weinberg from Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Liverpool

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Andrew Manze conducts the RLPO in an arresting performance of Weinberg's Cello Concerto with Sheku Kanneh-Mason. 
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Injecting new life into iconic Rachmaninov and Elgar

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The RPO, in great form under Petrenko, deliver exciting Auerbach and propulsive Elgar, with Lugansky shining bright in Rachmaninov. 

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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.