Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68, is an orchestral work by the English composer Edward Elgar. Though not so designated by the composer, it...

Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully...

principal themes show less distinction than some of Elgar's earlier works. Elgar himself thought Falstaff the highest point of his purely orchestral work...

Balfe Falstaff (Salieri) an opera by Antonio Salieri Falstaff (Verdi), an opera by Giuseppe Verdi Falstaff (Elgar), a symphonic study by Edward Elgar Falstaff...

Edward Elgar composed his Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, popularly known as the Enigma Variations, between October 1898 and February 1899. It...

Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last major completed work, is a cornerstone of the solo cello repertoire. Elgar composed it in the...

wrote his First Symphony, Violin Concerto and the symphonic study Falstaff. Elgar dedicated his concert-overture "In the South (Alassio)", completed...

London. The concerto was Elgar's last great popular success. Of his later large-scale works neither the Second Symphony nor Falstaff nor the Cello Concerto...

Op. 19, is a concert overture by Edward Elgar, inspired by the 14th-century Chronicles of Jean Froissart. Elgar was first attracted to the Chronicles after...

The table below shows all known compositions by Edward Elgar. Works are shown in opus number order (Opp. 1–90), followed by those without opus number...

Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A♭ major, Op. 55 is one of his two completed symphonies. The first performance was given by the Hallé Orchestra conducted...

Edward Elgar's Third Symphony Op. 88 (posth.) was incomplete at the time of his death in 1934. Elgar left 130 pages of sketches, which the British composer...

Alice, Lady Elgar (9 October 1848 – 7 April 1920) was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar. Caroline Alice...

Sir Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 63, was completed on 28 February 1911 and was premiered at the London Musical Festival at the Queen's...

or "Op. 46". Elgar wrote "Op. 41" on the autograph score. At that time he was reserving Op. 46 for a concert overture to be called Falstaff. This work did...

minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 84 is a chamber work by Edward Elgar. He worked on the Quintet and two other major chamber pieces in the summer...

for contralto or mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed at the Birmingham Festival in 1912. Wikisource has...

England was the birthplace of Edward Elgar. The cottage now houses a museum administered by the National Trust. Edward Elgar was born at the house on 2 June...

descriptive notes for works by Elgar: The Apostles (1903); The Dream of Gerontius (1904); The Kingdom (1906); Falstaff Notes for Queens Hall concert programmes...

The Dorabella Cipher is an enciphered letter written by composer Edward Elgar to Dora Penny, which was accompanied by another dated July 14, 1897. Penny...

Circumstance Marches are a series of five marches for orchestra composed by Edward Elgar, together with a sixth march created from sketches. The marches were dedicated...

Britten – Cello Symphony Chopin – Mazurkas, Op. 68 Dvořák – Silent Woods Elgar – Falstaff Fučík – Entrance of the Gladiators Mendelssohn – Festgesang an die...

Elgar written in 1915 as his Op. 76. On 13 April 1915 the Polish conductor Emil Młynarski asked Elgar to compose something, thinking of how Elgar's Carillon...

The Elgar Society was founded in 1951 to promote performance of the music of British composer Edward Elgar, especially the more rarely performed items...

38, is a work for voices and orchestra in two parts composed by Edward Elgar in 1900, to text from the poem by John Henry Newman. It relates the journey...

"Rondel" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1894 as his Op. 16, No. 3. The words are by Longfellow, a translation of a Rondel by...

and Second Jew in Salome. For Opera North he has appeared as Fenton in Falstaff, Prunier in La Rondine and Paulino in The Secret Marriage. For Scottish...

Op. 12, is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar in 1888, originally written for violin and piano. Elgar finished the piece in July 1888, when he was...

Sir Edward Elgar's Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47, was composed in 1905 for performance in an all-Elgar concert by the newly formed London...

49, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed on 14 October 1903 at the Birmingham Music Festival...