e minor-Edward Elgar's concerto for violoncello his last major work is a cleanly structured and emotionally charged composition. It is no wonder that this work is of central importance in the cello literature. Jonathan Del Mar's editorial skills show themselves in the exacting placement of dynamics articulation and expression markings.The edition restores all Elgar's solo cello fingerings and b…

On November 6th 1929 at the Small Queen's Hall London Edward Elgar recorded five short improvisations at the piano. He used the piano extensively when composing and the recordings present a fascinating insight into the composer's genius referencing his work on the never-completed piano concerto and other themes in five remarkably cohesive and memorable pieces.Although these recordings were e…

Edward Elgar's Salut d'amour is one of those pieces by the British composer that has a particularly haunting melody. Composed in 1888 for his future wife Caroline Alice Roberts, the work became an enormous success early on. There are numerous arrangements - but the only versions for which the autograph manuscripts survive are those for Violin and Piano (HN 1188), Piano solo (HN 1190) and Violoncel…

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of Britainâ??s greatest composers Sir Edward Elgar renowned Elgar scholar J.P.E. Harper-Scott casts new and frequently surprising light on Elgar chronicling his rise to the forefront of early twentieth-century modernism in this concise and absorbing volume. Hailed by the June 2007 BBC Music Magazine as 'possibly the best first stop for lear…

Par ELGAR EDWARD. Elgar's Six Easy Pieces were first published in 1892. Four of these pieces were published even earlier in the early 1880's as A Set of Exercises For Violin. The 1892 version was a revised and expanded version of these original exercises. In this 1985 version, there are now 6 exercises and the opportunity has been taken to revise the original fingering and bowing indications and t…

Edward Elgar écrivit grandes oeuvres symphoniques pour instruments solistes avec accompagnement d'orchestre, mais aussi des oeuvres de musique de chambre et des oeuvres occasionnels, en particulier pour le violon: pour 'Salut d'amour' par exemple ou 'Chant de nuit'. Cette série comprend aussi 'La Capricieuse', composé en 1891. Le violoniste formé Elgar a su écrire un caprice, ou un morceau de musi…

Edward Elgar's The Dream Of Gerontius is a splendid oratorio for Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass with Chorus and Orchestra. It is based on the epic poem, The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry Newman written in 1865. The original vocal score of Gerontius was actually printed before Elgar's had even finalised or completed his final orchestration and as such it was printed without many of the markings t…

Edward Elgar’s The Dream Of Gerontius is a splendid oratorio for Mezzo-soprano Tenor and Bass with Chorus and Orchestra. It is based on the epic poem The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry Newman written in 1865. The original vocal score of Gerontius was actually printed before Elgar's had even finalised or completed his final orchestration and as such it was printed without many of the mark…

The Dream Of Gerontius was composed in 1900 for the Birmingham Music Festival. It was a large-scale work for chorus soloists and orchestra setting a poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman. The section of the text beginning Praise To The Holiest had already been set and popularised to an Anglican hymn tune but Elgar shunned this version preferring to write his own melody. This has been arranged her…

Last Night of the Proms 'A sans que cela mars - impensable! 'Pomp and Circumstance militaire Mars n 1', avec sa section du milieu, le 'Land of Hope and Glory 'hymne comme par Edward Elgar (1857-1934), appartient à la finale de l'événement musical de Londres comme le Mars Radetzky habituellement joué que la dernière pièce de Concert du Nouvel An de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne. La renommée …

Last Night of the Proms 'A sans que cela mars - impensable! 'Pomp and Circumstance militaire Mars n 1', avec sa section du milieu, le 'Land of Hope and Glory 'hymne comme par Edward Elgar (1857-1934), appartient à la finale de l'événement musical de Londres comme le Mars Radetzky habituellement joué que la dernière pièce de Concert du Nouvel An de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne. La renommée …

Last Night of the Proms 'A sans que cela mars - impensable! 'Pomp and Circumstance militaire Mars n 1', avec sa section du milieu, le 'Land of Hope and Glory 'hymne comme par Edward Elgar (1857-1934), appartient à la finale de l'événement musical de Londres comme le Mars Radetzky habituellement joué que la dernière pièce de Concert du Nouvel An de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne. La renommée …