Elgar from the Abbey—what could be more fitting? From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord, first performed in Westminster Abbey in 1912, to the quiet devotion of the opus 2 Ave verum and Ave Maria ...
Elgar's variations show how music can convey personality, an event, a memory or a moment in time - but also how the same piece of music can be changed slightly and then take on a different ...
Dora Penny first met Edward Elgar in 1895 and he later named part of an orchestral work after her A blue plaque has been unveiled to celebrate the life of a cyclist and philanthropist who inspired ...
Elgar's variations show how music can convey personality, an event, a memory or a moment in time - but also how the same piece of music can be changed slightly and then take on a different ...