Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Donald Macleod delves into some of Edward Elgar’s greatest passions.

Edward Elgar was a man of many passions, from cycling to chemistry. This week, Donald Macleod explores five Elgar’s greatest passions.

Music Featured:

Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Caractacus, Op 35 (Scene 3, excerpt)Pomp and Circumstance March No 3 in C minorThe Spirit of England, Op. 80 (No 3, For the Fallen)Coronation Ode, Op 44 (Crown the King)Salut D’Amour, Op 12The Wind at Dawn2 Partsongs, Op 26 (No 2, Fly, Singing Bird)String Quartet in E minor, Op 83 (2nd mvt)Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85Ave Verum Corpus, Op 2, No 1The Dream of Gerontius, Op 38 (excerpt from Part 2)The Apostles, Op 49 (excerpt from Part 1)The Kingdom, Op 51 (Prelude) Te Deum, Op 34 No 1Enigma Variations, Op 36 Violin Concerto in B minor, Op 61 (2nd mvt)CarissimaFive Part-songs from The Greek Anthology, Op 45Sea Pictures, Op 37 (No 2, In Haven)Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op 47Land of Hope and GlorySymphony No 1 in A flat major, Op 55 (4th mvt)

Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Alice McKee for BBC Audio Wales & West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Edward Elgar (1857-1934) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002bw86

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

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