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| Composer | Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1908 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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GloucesterBelshazzar’s Feast
Higgins, Elgar, Walton
Philharmonia Orchestra; Adrian Partington; David Stout; Three Choirs Festival Chorus
LondonElgar’s First
Weir, Dean, Elgar
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Ryan Wigglesworth; Claire Booth; BBC Singers
OxfordThomas Adès conducts
Elgar, Adès, Kurtág
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Adès; Alexandru-Mihai (Sascha) Bota
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Yamada balances Mozart's grace and Elgar's grandeur in Cleveland debut
Kazuki Yamada selects a regal Mozart piano concerto and a sprawling Elgar symphony for his Cleveland Orchestra debut.
Devastating Weinberg from Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Liverpool
Andrew Manze conducts the RLPO in an arresting performance of Weinberg's Cello Concerto with Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
Injecting new life into iconic Rachmaninov and Elgar
The RPO, in great form under Petrenko, deliver exciting Auerbach and propulsive Elgar, with Lugansky shining bright in Rachmaninov.
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HelsinkiNicholas Collon & Jan Lisiecki
Raitio, Mozart, Elgar
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nicholas Collon; Jan Lisiecki
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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.