Sir Edward Elgar was an English composer many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations the Pomp and Circumstance Marches concertos for Violin and Cello and two symphonies. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.Composed in 1892  Etudes Caracteristi…

With Separate Violin Part-One of the most beloved pieces in the modern Violin repertoire the Concerto in B Minor is among Edward Elgar's longest orchestral compositions and one of the last of his works to achieve and retain popular success.This practice and performance edition contains a Piano reduction and a separate Violin part.Famed violinist Fritz Kreisler pronounced Elgar the greatest living…

Das Cellokonzert war Edward Elgars letzte große Komposition. Es besticht durch eine klare Struktur, ist aber gleichzeitig auch eine sehr emotionsgeladene Komposition. Kein Wunder, dass dieses Werk einen zentralen Platz in der Celloliteratur einnimmt.

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…

Salut d'amour op. 12 for Violin and Piano-Edward Elgar?s Salut D?Amour is one of those pieces by the British composer that has a particularly haunting melody.The short work also had a special significance for the composer. CarolineAlice Roberts had been having Piano lessons with Elgar since 1886. Their teacher-pupil relationship soon blossomed into love and they became engaged in 1888. It was in t…

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 …

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…

This collection includes solo-piano arrangements of Edward Elgar's best-loved works including selections from Sea Pictures the Cello Concerto Enigma Variations Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 andmuch more.Arranged for intermediate solo piano Elgar Gold is an essential addition to your piano library coming complete with two performance CDs.

Elgar Gold (CD Edition)-This is a fine selection of the greatest masterpieces by Edward Elgar transcribed and arranged for easy Piano with full performances of every piece on CD. An essential addition to your Piano library.

Sir Edward Elgar was born in Worcester in 1857. Until the outstanding success of the 'Enigma' Variations in 1899 he was considered a 'provincial' composer - and a largely self taught one at that.In the earlier part of Elgar's career as a composer he wrote several short pieces which became very popular indeed. Chanson de nuit is one such the second of a pair (Chanson de Matin the other being) …

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 komponierte den Liebesgruß 1888 als kleine Gegengabe für ein selbstverfasstes Gedicht mit dem ihn seine zukünftige Frau zuvor überrascht hatte. Die entzückende Melodie mag sie wohl in ihrer Liebe bestärkt haben denn wenig später hielt Elgar in seinem Tagebuch fest: Verlobung mit der liebsten A. Zahlreiche Bearbeitungen dokumentieren die Beliebtheit des Salonstücks.

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 …

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…