Edward Elgar was arguably the leading English composer of his generation and a significant figure among late-Romantic European musicians. Born in the west of England in 1857, the son of a piano-tuner and owner of a music shop, he earned his earlier living as an organist, violinist and teacher in his own part of the country. After his marriage in 1889 he found himself able to move to London as a composer, but success only came later, after his return to the West Country, confirmed by the ‘Enigma’ Variations, first performed in London in 1899. Knighted in 1904, he wrote relatively little after the death of his wife in 1920.

Choral Music
Elgar wrote a number of oratorios and works for chorus and orchestra. These include Th...

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ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA (THE): Program 15: British Enigmas / Program 16: Mysterious Mountain (G. Schwarz)
ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA (THE): Program 15: British Enigmas / Program 16: Mysterious Mountain (G. Schwarz)
Composers: Bloch, Ernest -- Britten, Benjamin -- Copland, Aaron -- Creston, Paul -- Elgar, Edward -- Fuleihan, Anis -- Goossens, Eugene -- Hanson, Howard -- Harris, Roy -- Hovhaness, Alan -- Piston, Walter -- Rogers, Bernard -- Schumann, William -- Taylor, Deems
Artists: All-Star Orchestra, The -- Schwarz, Gerard
Label/Producer: Naxos
CLASSICAL DESTINATIONS II - Music from the Series
CLASSICAL DESTINATIONS II - Music from the Series
Composers: Bartok, Bela -- Britten, Benjamin -- Elgar, Edward -- Handel, George Frideric -- Holst, Gustav -- Ravel, Maurice -- Respighi, Ottorino -- Rossini, Gioachino -- Strauss, Richard
Artists: Australian Chamber Orchestra -- Australian Chamber Orchestra 2 -- Macliver, Sara -- Rathbone, Helena -- Tognetti, Richard
Label/Producer: Bredon Hill Media
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85 (excerpts) (Masterclass with Christian-Pierre La Marca) (La Marca, Streltsova)
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85 (excerpts) (Masterclass with Christian-Pierre La Marca) (La Marca, Streltsova)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: La Marca, Christian-Pierre -- Streltsova, Polina
Label/Producer: DakApp
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85 (Masterclass with Frans Helmerson) (Helmerson, Christine JeongHyoun Lee)
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85 (Masterclass with Frans Helmerson) (Helmerson, Christine JeongHyoun Lee)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Helmerson, Frans -- Lee, Christine JeongHyoun
Label/Producer: DakApp
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato (Part I) (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato (Part I) (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Albrich Sola, Ferran -- Peled, Amit -- Sabova, Iveta
Label/Producer: IClassical Academy
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato (Part II) (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato (Part II) (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Albrich Sola, Ferran -- Peled, Amit -- Sabova, Iveta
Label/Producer: IClassical Academy
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Albrich Sola, Ferran -- Peled, Amit -- Sabova, Iveta
Label/Producer: IClassical Academy
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: III. Adagio (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: III. Adagio (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Albrich Sola, Ferran -- Peled, Amit -- Sabova, Iveta
Label/Producer: IClassical Academy
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto, Op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo (Masterclass with Amit Peled) (Albrich, Sabova)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Albrich Sola, Ferran -- Peled, Amit -- Sabova, Iveta
Label/Producer: IClassical Academy
ELGAR, E.: Dream of Gerontius (The) (Baker, Pears, Shirley-Quirk, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Boult)
ELGAR, E.: Dream of Gerontius (The) (Baker, Pears, Shirley-Quirk, London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Boult)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Baker, Janet -- Boult, Adrian -- London Philharmonic Choir -- London Philharmonic Orchestra -- Pears, Peter -- Shirley-Quirk, John
Label/Producer: ICA Classics
ELGAR, E.: Enigma Variations (BBC Symphony, Bernstein)
ELGAR, E.: Enigma Variations (BBC Symphony, Bernstein)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: BBC Symphony Orchestra -- Bernstein, Leonard
Label/Producer: ICA Classics
ELGAR, E.: Sea Pictures: No. 3. Sabbath Morning at Sea (Masterclass with Susannah Waters) (Waters, Edmonds, Baillieu)
ELGAR, E.: Sea Pictures: No. 3. Sabbath Morning at Sea (Masterclass with Susannah Waters) (Waters, Edmonds, Baillieu)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: Baillieu, James -- Edmonds, Emily -- Waters, Susannah
Label/Producer: DakApp
ELGAR, E.: Serenade, Op. 20: II. Allegretto (arr. M. Knight) (Septura) (from Naxos 8.573825)
ELGAR, E.: Serenade, Op. 20: II. Allegretto (arr. M. Knight) (Septura) (from Naxos 8.573825)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artist: Septura
Label/Producer: Naxos Video Footage
ELGAR, E.: Symphony No. 2 / Enigma Variations (Solti)
ELGAR, E.: Symphony No. 2 / Enigma Variations (Solti)
Composer: Elgar, Edward
Artists: London Philharmonic Orchestra -- Solti, Georg
Label/Producer: ICA Classics
EUROPA-KONZERT 2010 FROM OXFORD (Weilerstein, Barenboim)
EUROPA-KONZERT 2010 FROM OXFORD (Weilerstein, Barenboim)
Composers: Brahms, Johannes -- Elgar, Edward -- Wagner, Richard
Artists: Barenboim, Daniel -- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra -- Weilerstein, Alisa
Label/Producer: EuroArts
EUROPA-KONZERT 2014 - NICOLAI, O. / ELGAR, E. / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. (Barenboim)
EUROPA-KONZERT 2014 - NICOLAI, O. / ELGAR, E. / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. (Barenboim)
Composers: Elgar, Edward -- Nicolai, Otto -- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Artists: Barenboim, Daniel -- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Label/Producer: EuroArts
Hannover International Violin Competition 2012 - Semifinal Recital: Tchumburidze, Veriko
Hannover International Violin Competition 2012 - Semifinal Recital: Tchumburidze, Veriko
Composers: Elgar, Edward -- Marino, Peter Francesco -- Schubert, Franz -- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich -- Waxman, Franz
Artists: Silva, Rohan de -- Tchumburidze, Veriko
Label/Producer: Stiftung Niedersachsen
KNOWLEDGE IS THE BEGINNING (Documentary, 2005) / THE RAMALLAH CONCERT (2005) (Barenboim)
KNOWLEDGE IS THE BEGINNING (Documentary, 2005) / THE RAMALLAH CONCERT (2005) (Barenboim)
Composers: Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Elgar, Edward -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Artists: Azmeh, Kinan -- Barenboim, Daniel -- Biron, Moro -- Polyak, Sharon -- Saleh, Mohamed -- West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Label/Producer: EuroArts
MACMILLAN, K.: Concerto / ASHTON, F.: Enigma Variations / NUREYEV, R.: Raymonda, Act III [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2019)
MACMILLAN, K.: Concerto / ASHTON, F.: Enigma Variations / NUREYEV, R.: Raymonda, Act III [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2019)
Composers: Elgar, Edward -- Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich -- Shostakovich, Dmitry
Artists: Acri, Luca -- Ball, Matthew -- Calvert, Claire -- Clarke, Reece -- Gartside, Bennet -- Hay, James -- Hayward, Francesca -- Hinkis, Meaghan Grace -- Hirano, Ryoichi -- Kaneko, Fumi -- Kay, Paul -- Magri, Mayara -- Mendizabal, Itziar -- Montes, Erico -- Morera, Laura -- Mosley, Philip -- Muntagirov, Vadim -- Naghdi, Yasmine -- O'Sullivan, Anna Rose -- Osipova, Natalia -- Pajdak, Romany -- Richardson, Calvin -- Royal Ballet, Covent Garden -- Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden -- Saunders, Christopher -- Shipway, Kate -- Sorokin, Pavel -- Stix-Brunell, Beatriz
Label/Producer: Opus Arte
String Quartet Recital: Lindsay Quartet - HAYDN, J. / TIPPETT, M. / ELGAR, E. (The Lindsays at the Wigmore Hall) (Classical Concert, 2001)
String Quartet Recital: Lindsay Quartet - HAYDN, J. / TIPPETT, M. / ELGAR, E. (The Lindsays at the Wigmore Hall) (Classical Concert, 2001)
Composers: Elgar, Edward -- Haydn, Franz Joseph -- Tippett, Michael
Artist: Lindsay Quartet
Label/Producer: Digital Classics Distribution