Introduction and Allegro Edward Elgar, Composer John Barbirolli, Conductor Hallé Orchestra Elegy Hallé Orchestra John Barbirolli, Conductor Edward Elgar, Composer Symphony No. 1 Edward Elgar, Composer ...

Alban Gerhardt eschews the romantic, heart-on-sleeve interpretations of these famous concertos, and finds nobility and poetry even in the most turbulent music Alban Gerhardt adopts a back-to-basics ...

Linton Stephens introduces highlights from the BBC Proms including Elgar's stirring 1st Symphony from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth; plus song from the recent Aldeburgh ...

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 ...

Leslie Cavendish left school at the age of 15 years, without any artistic qualifications, and decided to become a hairdresser. Within three years, his clients included Terence Stamp, Keith Moon, the ...

Elgar’s Enigma Variations is one of the greatest pieces of the 19th century – and this is the true story about how it came about. On 21 October 1898, Edward Elgar returned to his wife and their home ...

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Why is it human nature to want what we can’t have? In 1827, the 23-year-old Hector Berlioz attended a performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Odéon Theatre in Paris; Harriet Smithson, a charismatic ...