Elgar : an anniversary portrait / introduced by Nicholas Kenyon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kenyon, Nicholas, 1951-

Class of 1897 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.

Elgar, Edward.

Physical Description:

x, 199 pages : music ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2007.

Summary:

June 2007 marks the150th anniversaryof the birth of Sir Edward Elgar, a musician who became famous for a piece of music that he regretted in many ways: Pomp and Circumstance. Itbecame the ultimate piece of jingoism at a time when Elgar himself understo

Contents:

Part 1 Elgar the Man

1 Orchestrating his own life: Sir Edward Elgar as a historical personality / David Cannadine 1

2 Elgar's biography, Elgar's repute: themes and variations / Julian Rushton 36

3 A View from 1955 / Diana McVeagh 48

4 Elgar the Catholic / Stephen Hough 54

Part 2 Elgar the Composer

5 Elgar in Manuscript / Robert Anderson 70

6 Elgar the Composer / Christopher Kent 80

7 Elgar the Progressive / Hans Keller 104

8 Elgar's Church Music / Adrian Partington 112

9 A Sixth Pomp and Circumstance March / Anthony Payne 128

Part 3 Performing Elgar

10 Conducting Elgar / Mark Elder, Richard Morrison 132

11 The Role of the Angel in The Dream of Gerontius / Janet Baker 143

12 Sir Edward Elgar: My Musical Grandfather / Yehudi Menuhin 148

13 The Violin Concerto / Tasmin Little 159

14 The Cello Concerto-Jacqueline du Pre's Recordings / Andrew Keener 167

Part 4 The Legacy

15 An Honoured Trust: The Elgar Foundation and the Birthplace Museum / Michael Messenger 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1897 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780826496966

0826496962

OCLC:

85691067