and there is also a rare performance of the long-forgotten Queen Alexandra Memorial Ode—a fitting tribute by Poet Laureate (John Masefield) and Master of the King’s Musick (Elgar) to Edward VII’s much ...
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 ...
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 ...