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 ...

Not since Nigel Kennedy’s 1997 remake with Sir Simon Rattle and the CBSO (EMI, 1/98) have I heard an account of the Elgar as thrillingly combustible ... tingling temperament and glowing ardour which ...

The British Library has acquired previously unknown sketches and drafts by Sir Edward Elgar for his famous 'Introduction and Allegro for Strings', a significant addition to the library’s collect ...