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Composer of the Week: Elgar

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Elgar's Landscapes
5/5. Donald Macleod and Stephen Johnson conclude their exploration of the landscapes of Herefordshire and Worcestershire that influenced
Elgar and his music. Today they visit the long, winding rivers - the Severn, Lugg and Wye - that often saw the composer recumbent as he dreamed up the music for his First Symphony and Nursery Suite. Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No 5 in C Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Alexander Gibson
Symphony No 1 (2nd and 3rd mvts)
London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis Nursery Suite Ulster Orchestra, conductor Bryden Thomson Repeated at 8.45pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Stephen Johnson
Conductor:
Alexander Gibson
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Conductor:
Bryden Thomson
Source: Radio Times

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