Add to your library of Elgar's music with these two recommendations from CD review, which were the 'Discs of the Week'. ELGAR Prelude and Angel’s Farewell from The Dream of Gerontius Elgar’s ...

and Master of the King’s Musick (Elgar) to Edward VII’s much-lamented consort. "The Abbey Choir […] give an excellent account of themselves, the trebles especially singing with the confidence of ...

Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) wrote very little solo music for the organ, despite the fact that he was for a short time a professional organist. Given this ambiguous nature of Elgar’s relationship with ...

Edward Elgar knew the violin inside and out—he played it before turning to composing, crafting music that is both technically ...

Elgar's variations show how music can convey personality, an event, a memory or a moment in time - but also how the same piece of music can be changed slightly and then take on a different ...

It also gave his creative impetus and his musical ambitions the boost they needed. All of Elgar’s important music was written during the 30 years of his marriage to Alice. They had one child, their ...