Elgar's Introduction and Allegro, scored for solo string quartet and string orchestra, is one of the central pinnacles of the orchestral repertoire. In 1904, a crisis arose when Sir Henry Wood, ...

The position of Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for Strings in his composing life is quite striking. It was written after the Enigma Variations, after Sea Pictures, and after the Pomp and ...

After their acclaimed series of the complete Beethoven-Scharwenka symphonies for piano duet, the enterprising South African-born duo return with The Planets in its original form: Holst’s own score for ...

The LSO’s second concert of the season offered an eclectic programme of one of the great romantic piano concerti, sandwiched between works by two of the finest English composers of the last century.

The British Library has secured previously unknown drafts of Edward Elgar’s 'Introduction and Allegro for Strings', shedding new light on the composer's creative process. The British Library has ...

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 ...

Remembering the inimitable Jacqueline du Pré, widely considered as one of the greatest classical cellists of the 20th century. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jacqueline du Pré’s Royal ...

When Edward Elgar died in 1934, Alice Stuart Wortley, his close friend and muse for more than 30 years, wrote to his daughter: "He is our Shakespeare of music, born and died on the soil in the heart ...

The British Library has acquired previously unknown sketches and drafts by Sir Edward Elgar for his famous 'Introduction and Allegro for Strings', a significant addition to the library’s collection of ...