Nothing of that surfaces in this superb reading, which is totally idiomatic in a way that was not true of Haitink's noble and spacious but sometimes square interpretation (also HMV). Much as I love ...

Elgar from the Abbey—what could be more fitting? From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord, first performed in Westminster Abbey in 1912, to the quiet devotion of the opus 2 Ave verum and Ave Maria ...

The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is almost like a personal confession: it was ‘too emotional’, Elgar admitted, adding that he loved it nonetheless. The Spanish ...

Sian Edwards closes the concert with Elgar's Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma), a warm and affectionate set of musical portraits of Elgar's closest friends. First performed in 1899 ...

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 ...