
Edward William Elgar (Composer)
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
Interview,
Renaud Capuçon on Elgar
The French violinist talks to Katherine about recording the Violin Concerto and Sonata with Sir Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra, and Stephen Hough.
Recording of the Week,
Nicola Benedetti plays Elgar
The Scottish-Italian violinist embraces the heart-on-sleeve qualities of a work which the composer ruefully described as 'awfully emotional', her passion and responsiveness matched by Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Popular Works: Elgar
- Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 No. 1 (36)
- Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 (138)
- Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 (104)
- Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15 No. 1 (62)
- Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 'In London Town' (68)
- Coronation March, Op. 65 (19)
- Coronation Ode, Op. 44 (6)
- Elegy for strings, Op. 58 (46)
- Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (148)
- Falstaff - Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 (26)
- Froissart Overture, Op. 19 (25)
- Imperial March, Op. 32 (57)
- In the South (Alassio), Op. 50 (43)
- Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op. 47 (75)
- La Capricieuse, Op. 17 (61)
- Light of the World (7)
- Lux aeterna (15)
- Nursery Suite (16)
- Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 (19)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39 No. 1 (199)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2 in A minor, Op. 39 No. 2 (42)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39 No. 3 (44)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39 No. 4 (86)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 in C major, Op. 39 No. 5 (46)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 6 (3)
- Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos. 1-5, Op. 39 (36)
- Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (264)
- Scenes (6) from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27 (8)
- Sea Pictures, Op. 37 (47)
- Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 (91)
- Severn Suite, Op. 87 (15)
- Sospiri, Op. 70 (81)
- String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 (18)
- Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 (67)
- Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 (52)
- Symphony No. 3 (8)
- The Apostles, Op. 49 (5)
- The Black Knight, Op. 25 (3)
- The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 (29)
- The Kingdom, Op. 51 (5)
- The Music Makers, Op. 69 (11)
- The Spirit of England, Op. 80 (6)
- The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a (21)
- The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2, Op. 1b (23)
- Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 (68)
- Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 (40)