Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

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

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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 minor The Spirit
of England, Op. 80 (No 3, For the Fallen) Coronation Ode, Op 44
(Crown the King) Salut D’Amour, Op 12 The Wind at Dawn 2
Partsongs, Op 26 (No 2, Fly, Singing Bird) String Quartet in E
minor, Op 83 (2nd mvt) Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 Ave Verum
Corpus, Op 2, No 1 The 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 1 Enigma Variations, Op 36 Violin
Concerto in B minor, Op 61 (2nd mvt) Carissima Five Part-songs
from The Greek Anthology, Op 45 Sea Pictures, Op 37 (No 2, In
Haven) Introduction & Allegro for strings, Op 47 Land of Hope
and Glory Symphony No 1 in A flat major, Op 55 (4th mvt)

Presented by Donald Macleod Produced 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