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| Composer | Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1908 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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BirminghamSeason Finale: Kazuki conducts Elgar’s First SymphonyWorld premiere
Howard, Britten, Elgar
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Ian Bostridge; Elspeth Dutch
LondonIcons Rediscovered: Elgar’s Symphony no.1
Auerbach, Rachmaninov, Elgar
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko; Nikolai Lugansky
LiverpoolSheku Kanneh-Mason performs Weinberg
Coleridge-Taylor, Weinberg, Elgar
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Sheku Kanneh-Mason
SnapeCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Holst, Britten, Elgar
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Kazuki Yamada; Ian Bostridge; Elspeth Dutch
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Dazzling Tippett from Steven Osborne and the London Philharmonic
Edward Gardner and the LPO offer powerful Elgar and luscious Coleridge-Taylor in their “Three Britons” programme at the Royal Festival Hall.
English music across the generations from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO
A trio of English works, including the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's virtuosic Time Flies.
Martyn Brabbins celebrates 30 years with BBC Scottish SO
Martyn Brabbins celebrates with a world premiere from Errollyn Wallen, Evelyn Glennie revisiting iconic MacMillan and a broad, noble Elgar First Symphony.
Disappointing Walton and Elgar from John Wilson and the Philharmonia
Sounding under-rehearsed and unloved, these performances of two great works made for a frustrating evening that could have been so much more inspiring.
Volatility unites music by Elgar, Strauss and Takemitsu in Birmingham
The CBSO Youth Orchestra under Kazuki Yamada find connections in three works inhabiting very different worlds.