This book, prepared by one of the world's premier Elgar scholars, draws from over ten thousand letters to present a comprehensive and compelling picture of Elgar and his times. Moore has selected letters to and from a wide range of acquaintances and friends--family members, great literary and musical figures, those people "pictured" in the Enigma Variations--to provide a fascinating record of over fifty years of a great, creative life.

Edward Elgar: Letters of a Lifetime

Biographies & Memoirs

Elgar, Edward

Arts & Literature

Oxford University Press

This record of Elgar's intimate friendship with Alice Stuart Wortley--daughter of the painter Millais and wife of an MP--and her family chronicles a period of great artistic accomplishment set against a brilliant background of Edwardian theater, Royal Academy dinners, and private concerts. Containing some of Elgar's finest letters, many never before published, the volume also draws on diaries, manuscript notes, and personal recollections to fill gaps in the correspondence, creating a rich and full portrait of a fascinating society and a great artist at the height of his powers.

Edward Elgar, The Windflower Letters: Correspondence with Alice Caroline Stuart Wortley and her Family

The Dream of Gerontius

Newman, JOhn Henry

History

Franklin Classics

Authoritative British editions of the 14 Variations, rich with melody and vibrant rhythms, each revealing a facet of a central theme never fully expressed and each depicting an unnamed friend of the composer. Four of the 5 stirring Pomp and Circumstance Marches are included here as well. Filled with a distinctively English grandeur, they are popular everywhere and have been frequently recorded.

Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance Marches in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Arts & Photography

Music

Dover Publications

This volume contains the original full scores of three of the most popular modern violin concertos. Included are Sibelius's Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 — among the most played and recorded of all violin concertos; Elgar's Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61, a ravishing combination of bravura and sweetness; and Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82, a masterpiece of lyricism and virtuosity that is considered one of the composer's finest works. Reproduced from authoritative European and Russian editions, all three scores are now available in this inexpensive one-volume score, enabling musicians and music lovers to study and enjoy three classics of the violin repertoire.

Great Twentieth-Century Violin Concertos in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Sibelius, Jean

Glazunov, Alexander

One of the last of the Romantic composers, Edward Elgar (1857–1934) was also one of England's greatest. Famous for the boldness of his musical creations, he composed works notable for their striking colors and unique, very personal sense of structure. The two symphonies in this collection represent Elgar's best and most powerful work. The Symphony No, 1 in A-flat Major (Op. 55), termed by Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians as "the majestic opening of the richest periods in Elgar's career," created a sensation and was performed more than 100 times in the year of its debut. Its companion piece in this edition, Symphony No. 2 in E-flat Major (Op. 63), achieves an even greater degree of clarity and directness of expression. According to Grove's, "it may be taken to be the high-water mark of Elgar's creative genius in instrumental music." The composer himself called this work "the passionate pilgrimage of the soul." Reproduced from authoritative scores in this handy, high-quality volume, the symphonies are sure to be warmly received by musicians and music lovers alike.

Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

The eminent English composer’s masterly technique is amply evident in this edition of four frequently performed and recorded works, including Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20; Introduction and Allegro for Strings (Quartet and Orchestra), Op. 47; Elegy for Strings, Op. 58; and Sospiri: Adagio for String Orchestra with Harp (or Piano) and Harmonium (or Organ) ad lib., Op. 70. Reproduced from authoritative scores.

Works for String Orchestra

A tour de force for any cellist, Elgar's magnificent Cello Concerto is performed more frequently than any other except that of Dvorák. Regarded as an elegy for a lost world, the Cello Concerto was written after the composer's lengthy creative stagnation during World War I. Melodic and evocative, it exhibits a remarkable scope, ranging from tragic passion to buoyant optimism. Cellists and other music lovers will delight in this full score of Elgar's last major work, reproduced from an authoritative source.

Cello Concerto in E Minor in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Widely regarded as one of the distinguished composer's finest works, this oratorio for mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass soli, chorus, and orchestra was written between 1899 and 1900. Elgar based his work on a poem by Cardinal Newman concerning a man facing death and divine judgment. Grove's calls it "an affirmation . . . the first major English work in which the orchestra is as expressive as the voices . . . and the integration of chorus and orchestra is complicated and subtle." Musicians and music lovers will welcome this handsome new edition, reprinted from an authoritative source. Unabridged republication of an authoritative edition.

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, in Full Score

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Edward Elgar: Letters of a Lifetime

Edward Elgar, The Windflower Letters: Correspondence with Alice Caroline Stuart Wortley and her Family

The Dream of Gerontius

The Dream of Gerontius

Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance Marches in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Great Twentieth-Century Violin Concertos in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

Works for String Orchestra

Cello Concerto in E Minor in Full Score (Dover Orchestral Music Scores)

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, in Full Score