Elgar : an anniversary portrait / introduced by Nicholas Kenyon.

Other author Kenyon, Nicholas, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Continuum, 2007.
Descriptionx, 199 pages : music ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Part 1. Elgar the man. Orchestrating his own life: Sir Edward Elgar as a historical personality / David Cannadine -- Elgar's biography, Elgar's repute: themes and variations / Julian Rushton -- A view from 1955 / Diana McVeagh -- Elgar the Catholic / Stephen Hough -- Part 2. Elgar the composer. Elgar in manuscript / Robert Anderson -- Elgar the composer / Christopher Kent -- Elgar the Progressive / Hans Keller -- Elgar's church music / Adrian Partington -- A sixth Pomp and Circumstance March / Anthony Payne -- Part 3. Performing Elgar. Conducting Elgar / Mark Elder in conversation with Richard Morrison -- The role of the angel in "The dream of Gerontius" / Janet Baker -- Sir Edward Elgar: my musical grandfather / Yehudi Menuhin -- The violin concerto / Tasmin Little -- The cello concerto: Jacqueline du Pré's recordings / Andrew Keener -- Part 4. The legacy. An honoured trust: the Elgar foundation and the birthplace museum / Michael Messenger.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9780826496966 (hbk.)
ISBN0826496962 (hbk.)

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