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 ...

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 ...

Marking the 150th anniversary of Edward Elgar's birth in June this year, BBC Radio 3 present a series of special concert broadcasts.

Deeply associated with the music of Edward Elgar, he was to have conducted this concert. Instead, it was dedicated to his memory, with the orchestra’s current principal conductor, Sakari Oramo ...

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 ...

The festival, which will run from Saturday, May 24 to Sunday, June 1, is an annual event celebrating the life and music of Worcestershire's most renowned composer, Sir Edward Elgar. Read more ...

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 ...

The choral work "The Snow" (this is hard to believe) was composed by the legendary British composer of pomp-filled orchestral ...