by G. D. CUNNINGHAM
From The Concert Hall, Broadcasting
House
In his early years Elgar held the post of organist, succeeding his father, at St. George's Church, Worcester. He had not until recently, however, written anything of importance for the organ beyond this Sonata. It was composed, as many of Elgar's works have been, for an occasion-the visit of some American musicians to Worcester Cathedral in July, 1898. In later years he wrote a second, which is, naturally, a work of much greater maturity. Some of its material has been drawn from another recent work, - The Severn Suite'.