QUESTION Did Edward Elgar write a football chant? Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), one of Britain’s great composers, was a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan. He did write a short football chant ...

A piece of music signed by Sir Edward Elgar has sold for £5,400 at auction, following its discovery nearly a century after being written. The 1924 manuscript was folded up in an autograph book ...

Yikes! English Composer Sir Edward Elgar. Picture: Getty The disastrous performance did not help Elgar’s already fragile mood, and the concerto was not performed again for more than a year, in stark ...

(5-CD set also features performances conducted by Sir Edward Elgar, Sir Landon Ronald, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Georg Solti and Sir Charles Mackerras) LPO 0016-0020 (5-CD, budget) ...

Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) wrote very little solo music for the organ, despite the fact that he was for a short time a professional organist. Given this ambiguous nature of Elgar’s relationship with ...

The new bill depicts Adam Smith The Bank of England has announced that the £20 banknotes depicting composer Sir Edward Elgar are to be removed from circulation from 30 June. The Elgar notes are ...

Medals awarded to composer Sir Edward Elgar which were stolen from his birthplace have been recovered. The items taken on 27 June included a signed photo and Elgar's Grand Cross of The Royal ...

Then there’s the house Sir Edward Elgar stayed at when visiting his friend, physician and fellow musician Dr Charles Buck. It’s said the composer drew inspiration from Settle and the Dales for ...

ELGAR’S Birthplace is being transferred to the National Trust on a 999-year lease. The trust has already been in charge of the day-to-day running of the property for the past few years. The Elgar ...

The festival, which will run from Saturday, May 24 to Sunday, June 1, is an annual event celebrating the life and music of Worcestershire's most renowned composer, Sir Edward Elgar. Read more ...