Marcel Doucet

This is possibly Elgar's most famous melody. Used at so many famous ceremonial occasions including the Cenotaph Service and other Festivals of Remembrance throughout the country and, indeed, the world...

The identifications of the friends depicted in the variations are as follows: I. Caroline Alice Elgar, his wife. II. Hew David Steuart-Powell, amateur pianist. III. Richard Baxter Townshend, author. I...

1898 und 1899 schrieb der Komponist seine 'Enigma Variationen' in den er verschiedene seiner besten Freunde musikalisch darstellen wollte. Die neunte Variation hat den etwa geheimnisvollen Titel 'Nimr...

De 'Enigma Variationen' umfassen zusammen die bekannteste und am meist ausgeführte Komposition des britischen Komponisten Eward Elgar. Sie hat eine besondere Geschichte. Das Werk entstand eigentlich z...

Sir Edward Elgar wrote his Pomp and Circumstance March no. 2 in 1901 and dedicated it to the composer Granville Bantock. Although this second march is less known than the first, it is not less beautif...