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Edward Elgar composed the Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 at his cottage, “Brinkwells,” in Sussex during the summer of 1919. The melody for the concerto’s first theme came…

Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk. This composition consists of 14 variations on an original theme, known as the “Enigma,” Op. 36….

Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” is a delightful piece that was born out of the composer’s improvisation on the piano. Each variation in the work is a caricature of one of…

Last Night Proms 2011: Edward Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory performed by Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony….

Edward Elgar’s Nimrod (from the Enigma Variations) performed on the Main Organ at the Cathedral of Valladolid, Spain. Thank you for listening!…

Sir Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4” was composed in June 1907 and first performed in London on August 24, 1907. It is featured in the soundtrack of…

“Ave Verum” by Sir Edward Elgar, performed live on March 1, 2009, by The Redeemer Choir, conducted by Wayne Burcham-Gulotta. The anthem is sung in Latin, with a translation provided….

“Aafje Heynis, a Dutch contralto, performs Sea Pictures by Sir Edward Elgar. The song is called Sea Slumber Song. The lyrics, written by Roden Berkely Wriothesley Noel, depict a peaceful…

Sir Roger Norrington gives a speech and conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Edward Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory at Last Night of the Proms 2008….

Edward Elgar’s “Land of Hope and Glory” performed at Last Night of the Proms 07, conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek with the BBC Symphony….

Sir Edward Elgar composed the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39 for orchestra.