Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1923) is one of England’s greatest composers, best known for big works like his “Enigma Variations,” the violin and cello concertos, the oratorio “The Dream of Gerontius” and, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Two "lost" songs by British classical music composer Edward Elgar have been unearthed by researchers for a charity dedicated to the performance of his works. May 29, 2013, 1:16 PM ...

Remembering the inimitable Jacqueline du Pré, widely considered as one of the greatest classical cellists of the 20th century. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jacqueline du Pré’s Royal ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A fifth album in Daniel Barenboim’s Elgar cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin comes out on Friday. By David Allen Daniel Barenboim and Edward Elgar ...

Elgar’s flag-waving nautical song-cycle The Fringes of the Fleet was performed to packed houses up and down the country in 1917, then sank virtually without trace for the next 90 years. As the work ...

No soldiers paraded, no trumpets blared, no drums rolled out an elegy. But throughout the Western World last week a mighty marching tune reverberated. Sir Edward Elgar, 76, was dead in Worcester, ...

Canadian James Ehnes, who appears this week with the San Francisco Symphony playing Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy," is a splendid violinist, with a sweet, lyrical string tone and a zippy rhythmic sense.

What soundtrack to the Passion of the Christ, Pesach, or the Easter bunny? Bach wrote eight cantatas for Easter that survived, the Easter-Oratorio, and the two Passions. That’s standard stuff and ...

Benjamin Elgar who has rapidly emerged as a pop sensation has released the music video for his new single “Better Tho,” which debuted at #3 on the iTunes Pop Charts and reached #9 worldwide. Elgar’s ...

The songs on the program are very contrasting pieces that span about 15 years of Elgar’s writing. “And so, it’s so interesting to play that simplest ballad called ‘After,’ Op 31, No. 1, from 1895, and ...