Edward William Elgar
Born: 2nd June 1857, Broadheath
Died: 23rd February 1934, Worcester
Nationality: English
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
Although Elgar is often regarded as a typically English composer, most of his musical influences were not from England but from continental Europe.
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Further Reading: Elgar
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Martyn Brabbins on The Dream of Gerontius (and Havergal Brian)
5th Feb 2026
The conductor discusses his new recording of Elgar's masterpiece with Huddersfield Choral Society, and reflects on how he became such an enthusiastic ambassador for the music of Havergal Brian (whose 150th birthday fell last week).
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Vasily Petrenko and the RPO hear the chimes at midnight
14th Nov 2025
An unlikely-looking diptych of Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Elgar's Falstaff puts the RPO and chorus through their paces; Vasily Petrenko brings to the surface the common ground the two works share.
Popular Genres: Elgar
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Choral
Concertos
Popular Works: Elgar
- Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 No. 1 (38)
- Canto Popolare (In Moonlight) (25)
- Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (188)
- Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 (142)
- Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 (87)
- Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town' (93)
- Coronation March, Op. 65 (28)
- Dream Children, Op. 43 (32)
- Elegy for strings, Op. 58 (54)
- Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (192)
- Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Variation IX 'Nimrod' (139)
- Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 (32)
- Froissart Overture, Op. 19 (31)
- Give unto the Lord (Psalm XXIX), Op. 74 (40)
- Imperial March, Op. 32 (67)
- In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 (52)
- Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 (97)
- La Capricieuse, Op. 17 (82)
- Land of Hope and Glory (27)
- Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28 (28)
- Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 (24)
- Pleading, Op. 48 No. 1 (28)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1 (238)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39 No. 2 (54)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3 (54)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39 No. 4 (115)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39 No. 5 (55)
- Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39 (42)
- Romance, Op. 62 (39)
- Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (377)
- Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (58)
- Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 (114)
- Sospiri, Op. 70 (107)
- Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 (83)
- Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 (63)
- The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (31)
- The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a (24)
- The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b (25)
- Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (80)
- Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 (55)
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