One of Britain's greatest composers was a tourist who embarked on a now long-forgotten tour of Cornwall over a century ago. Sir Edward Elgar, who composed Land of Hope and Glory, was born in Worcester ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Two "lost" songs by British classical music composer Edward Elgar have been unearthed by researchers for a charity dedicated to the performance of his works. May 29, 2013, 1:16 PM ...

Where is the real Elgar to be found – in his boisterous self-portrait at the end of the Enigma Variations, the warm, feminine sentiment of the Violin Concerto and the First Symphony’s Adagio, or the ...

Jerrold Northrop Moore, who has died aged 90, was an American academic who devoted much of his career to the British composer Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), sweeping up the biographical facts in the ...

Conductor Marin Alsop muses on the enduring qualities of the English composer's first symphony. Elgar's Belated Symphony: Majestic, Noble And Perfectly British Elgar's Belated Symphony: Majestic, ...

The name of Edward Elgar generally conjures up mental images of great symphonic gestures and of ceremonial music resonating with crown and empire. Yet there was another and very touching side to this ...

A market town is to get a museum celebrating its links to a famous composer in a redundant former bank. North Yorkshire Council approved plans to convert the Grade II listed Dr Buck's House in Settle, ...

Young string players can apply for a free masterclass at the 2025 Elgar Festival in Worcester, led by Nick Trygstad of the Royal ...

Many an unfinished work by a major composer speaks more strongly to the imagination of music lovers than any number of completed pieces by inferior artists. The mystique that surrounds such symphonies ...

Stream 'Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle' and watch online. Discover streaming options, rental services, and purchase links for this movie on Moviefone. Watch at home and immerse yourself in ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Two “lost” songs by British classical music composer Edward Elgar have been unearthed by researchers for a charity dedicated to the performance of his works. Elgar Works director ...