Elgar was a string-player, a violinist of considerable ability – the concerto and the sonata he wrote for the instrument are some of his most characteristic and personal works. Two works for string ...

The Serenade can stake a healthy claim as one of the very first works ever written by Elgar. Even though it has a publication date putting it alongside the composer’s thirty-sixth birthday, it had its ...

Sir Edward Elgar is one of Britain’s best-loved composers, whose musical influences range from the likes of Brahms and Dvořák to Wagner. Here are 10 of his most memorable works. The Dream of Gerontius ...

Trafalgar Sinfonia under Ivor Setterfield plays Handel's 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'; Elgar's Serenade for Strings; Purcell's Pavane; Handel's 'Air' from the 'Water Music'; Rutter's Suite for ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. A spate of new recordings has brought Elgar’s symphonies once again to the fore. Ever since the Symphony No. 1 was ...

Elgar’s Enigma Variations are a favourite on concert platforms the world over. Its enigma, however, remains unsolved: what is the tune at the heart of these variations? It was based on a well-known ...

Violinist Chloe Hanslip and the Northern Chamber Orchestra perform a concert of music for string orchestra and percussion at the Stoller Hall in Manchester. Grieg: Holberg Suite op. 40 Finzi: Romance ...

Middlesbrough Theatre, The Avenue, Linthorpe, presents London Concertante on Sunday, June 4, at 7.45pm, with a programme featuring Elgar: Serenade for Strings, Barber: Adagio, Holst: St Paul's Suite ...

Elgar: Serenade for Strings - 12' Matthew Taylor: Romance for Strings - 10' Copland: Clarinet Concerto - 16' Mahler: Adagettio from Symphony No.5 - 12' Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night) ...

A most enjoyable program of music unlikely to be heard anywhere else around here was served up Tuesday night by the Dallas Chamber Symphony. At least a quick search turned up no recent record of any ...