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Now living in London, his religious faith receding, Elgar turned his attention to what he considered to be the pinnacle of the composer’s art – the writing of a symphony. He achieved his ambition in ...

Sir Andrew Davis, principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from 1989 to 2000, died earlier this year. Deeply associated with the music of Edward Elgar ... and no doubt it has a different ...