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 ...
The history and politics of the 20th Century provided inspiration for the diverse range of musical styles developed between 1900 and 1999, pioneered by composers ranging from Elgar and Britten, to ...
Elgar’s father was at the centre of Worcester’s musical life, on friendly terms with the local gentry and clergy connected with the Anglican Cathedral. By the age of 12 his son was deputising for him ...
The Victorian era saw a proliferation of classical music organisations, beginning with the Philharmonic Society ... Liverpool and Edinburgh established major orchestras. Edward Elgar was chief of a ...
I have often wondered why the music of Amy Beach is not more loudly acclaimed ... Dvořák, Stanford, Fauré, Sinding, Reger, Elgar, Suk and Dohnányi. ‘Ohlsson and the Takács are to be congratulated for ...