Programme Notes
Detailed Programme Notes
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Arthur
Arthur – Synopsis
Beau Brummel
Caractacus
Cello Concerto in E minor, op 85
Cello Concerto. Jacqueline du Pre. The concerto’s consummate interpreter
Cello Concerto. Suggested Reading
Cello Concerto. The Concerto Onstage
Cello Concerto. What Next
Chansons de Matin et de Nuit
Cockaigne (In London Town), op 40
Coronation March, Op 65, Imperial March, Op 32, Empire March
Coronation Ode, op 44
Crown of India, op 66
Dream Children, Op 43
Elegy for Strings, op 58
Elgarian Birthdays
Elgar at Play
Elgar-Payne Symphony No3. An Introduction by Anthony Payne
Elgar-Payne Symphony No 3. Michael Kennedy reviews the CD
Elgar-Payne Symphony No3. A Justification by Colin Matthews
Falstaff, Op 68
First World War Music
Fringes of the Fleet
Froissart, op.19
Grania and Diarmid, op 42
From The Bavarian Highlands, op 27
In the South. Concert Overture, Op.50
Introduction and Allegro
King Olaf (Scenes from the Saga of), op. 30
Music written for piano and violin
Music written for two flutes etc
Nursery Suite
Orchestral Arrangements and Transcriptions
Part-Songs 1889-1909
Part-Songs 1914-1932
Piano Concerto. The History.
Piano Concerto. Recordings.
Piano Concerto. The Realisation.
Piano Concerto.
Piano Quintet in A minor, op 84.
Polonia, op 76.
Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos 1-5, Op 39
Pomp and Circumstance. Elgar’s own recordings.
Pomp and Circumstance. An Introduction.
Pomp and Circumstance. Penning the words of Land of Hope and Glory.
Pomp and Circumstance. Why Americans Graduate to Elgar.
Pomp and Circumstance. Elgar’s other marches.
Religious works for chorus.
Salut d’amour & Mot d’amour.
Serenade for Strings in E minor
Sea Pictures
Severn Suite
Sir Edward Elgar. Family Tree
Sospiri, op 70
String Quartet in E minor, op 83.
Sursum Corda
Symphony No 1 in A flat major, op 55
Symphony No 2 in E flat major, op 63
Symphony No 2. A Commentary by Ian Lace
Symphony No 3
The Apostles, op 49
The Banner of St George, op 33
The Big Draw. Elgar the Cartoonist
The Black Knight
The Dream of Gerontius.
The Dream of Gerontius. The Recorded Legacy.
The Dream of Gerontius. The Libretto.
The Dream of Gerontius. The Best of Me.
The Dream of Gerontius. How the Elgar Society can help.
The Dream of Gerontius. Composition of the Work.
The Dream of Gerontius. A Musical Analysis.
The Elgar Trail. A Short Illustrated Tour of Elgar’s Houses.
The Music Makers, op 69.
The Kingdom, Op 51
The Light of Life (Lux Christi), op 29.
The Sanguine Fan, op 81.
The Spanish Lady
The Spirit of England, op 80.
The Starlight Express, op 78.
Variations On An Original Theme.
Violin Concerto in B Minor, op 61.
Various Short Pieces Written for Small Orchestra.
Various Short Pieces Written for Solo Piano.
Violin Sonata in E Minor, op 82.
Wand of Youth. Suites Nos 1 & 2, op 1a & 1b