The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is almost like a personal confession: it was ‘too emotional’, Elgar admitted, adding that he loved it nonetheless. The Spanish ...

Violin Concerto; Falstaff): Dame Janet Baker (contralto), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor) (5-CD set also features performances conducted by Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Landon ...

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 ...