Reading List & Bibliography
A Selected Bibliography
The resurgence in Elgarian scholarship and the ever increasing interest in Elgar, his life and work have resulted in an vast expansion of publishing activity. Below is a brief, selected bibliography highlighting some of the important landmarks of Elgar literature.
The publications listed here, together with a wide range of other books and pamphlets can be obtained through the Elgar Birthplace Museum shop.
In the absence of an exhaustive bibliography, the links at the foot of this page will access a wider range of published items.
For those wishing to consult articles featured in the Elgar Society Journals, these may be accesses through the Archive tab on the navigation bar of this site.
Elgar in Manuscript
Robert ANDERSON
British Library,1990
Elgar in the ‘Master Musicians
Robert ANDERSON
Dent, 1993
The Elgar-Atkins Friendship
Wulstan ATKINS
David & Charles, 1984
Portrait of Elgar
Michael KENNEDY
3rd edn, OUP, 1987
The Life of Elgar
Michael KENNEDY
CUP, 2004
Elgar Studies
Raymond MONK (ed)
Scolar, 1990; reissued by Ashgate
Edward Elgar : Music and Literature
Raymond MONK (ed)
Scolar, 1993; resissued by Ashgate
Edward Elgar: a Creative Life
Jerrold Northrop MOORE
OUP, 1984
Elgar and his Publishers: Letters of a Creative Life
Jerrold Northrop MOORE
2 vols, OUP, 1987)
Edward Elgar: The Windflower Letters
Jerrold Northrop MOORE
Clarendon, 1989
Edward Elgar: Letters of a Lifetime
Jerrold Northrop MOORE
Clarendon, 1990
Edward Elgar : Memories of a Variation
Mrs Richard POWELL
4th edn, Scolar, 1994, reissued by Ashgate