Edward Elgar
Biography
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO ( 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.
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Movies (11)
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt plays Edward Elgar @ Kronberg Festival 2025
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2025
Iveta Apkalna The 140th Anniversary of the Riga Cathedral Organ
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2024
Americana
Music (Sound)
2022
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
This is Rattle
Music (Sound)
2019
Edward Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2019
Toulouse
Music (Sound)
2011
Always Crashing in the Same Car
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
Fantasia 2000
Music (Sound)
2000
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
as Self (archive)
1988
London Moods
Music (Sound)
1961
