Elgar at the piano

ELGAR - HIS MUSIC
This Month's
Musical Excerpt


Whatever else may influence a composer's reputation, it is his music which brings him to the attention of the wider public and wins him a place in their hearts. Each month, with the kind assistance of Chandos Records, this site brings you a new excerpt from Elgar's music - not the well known favourites such as Land of Hope and Glory or Nimrod, but an excerpt from one of his less well known works.

This month's excerpt, provided here in RealAudio format, is from:

The Crown of India
performed by the Scottish National Orchestra
conductor Sir Alexander Ginson
Available on : CHAN6523

Space and technical limitations allow us to include only a short extract which will be changed at the beginning of each month. If you return to this site each month for the next one hundred years, you may eventually hear the whole of Elgar's recorded output. Alternatively, if you prefer not to wait, you can purchase this and other Chandos recordings at an advantageous price for Elgar Society members, or from the Elgar Birthplace Museum Shop.

Another chance to hear :

2007
Nov How calmly the evening (CHAN9269)
Dec Pomp and Circumstance 6 (CHSA5057)
2008
Jan Coronation Ode (CHAN6574)
Feb Organ Sonata (SCMA1001)
Mar Symphony No. 3 (CHSA5057)
Apr Grania and Diarmid (CHAN7038)

And in coming months :

2008
Jun The Apostles (CHAN8875/6)
Jul Falstaff (EECD)
Aug String Quartet (CHAN9022)
Sep The Music Makers (CHAN9022)
Oct The Spirit of England (CHAN6574)

The Elgar Society is grateful to Chandos Records for permission to use excerpts from their recordings. You can obtain details of the complete range of Chandos recordings from their website at www.chandos-records.com

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