Although often regarded as quintessentially English in style Elgar???s music is undeniably deeply rooted in the German Romantic tradition. Elgar???s gift for the creation of melody often sequential and frequently including one o…

Elgar composed this part song in 1907 at the request of the editor of the Musical Times. It sets words by hymn-writer Thomas Toke Lynch in simple Victorian style. There are no Elgarian demands and even the composer referred to th…

Edward Elgars „Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester“ ist sein letztes großes Werk. Es ist eine klar strukturierte und hochemotionale Komposition, die in der Violoncelloliteratur von zentraler Bedeutung ist.
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Das Cellokonzert war Edward Elgars letzte große Komposition. Es besticht durch eine klare Struktur, ist aber gleichzeitig auch eine sehr emotionsgeladene Komposition. Kein Wunder, dass dieses Werk einen zentralen Platz in der Cell…

Litany is the first chorus from Edward Elgar’s ‘The Dream of Gerontius’ scored for SATB Voices and Organ or Piano accompaniment in this Novello edition.The Dream of Gerontius Op. 38 is a work for Voices and orchestra in t…

Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85 his last notable work is a cornerstone of the solo Cello repertoire. In contrast with Elgar's earlier Violin Concerto which is lyrical and passionate the Cello Concerto written…

Salut d'amour op. 12 for Piano-Edward Elgar?s Salut D?Amour is one of those pieces by the British composer that has a particularly haunting melody. Composed in 1888 for his future wife Caroline Alice Roberts the work became aneno…

According to Elgar the concert overture came to him in a single moment of inspiration while visiting Italy with his family in the winter of 1904. It was given its premiere by the Hallé Orchestra in March of that year with the ce…

Elgar is often considered the greatest English composer after Purcell Richard Strauss called Edward Elgar the first English progressive musician of the 19th century. Here are 5 choral works that are wonderful examples of Elgar's …

With Christopher Hogwood’s new edition of Elgar’s much loved Serenade a scholarly-critical edition of the work is now available for the first time. As with other Elgar works modern editions of the Serenade have always suffer…