Musical Romances
The marriage of Edward Elgar and Caroline Alice Roberts seemed inauspicious to many people. She was the daughter of a military man, he was a jobbing musician, a Catholic and nine years her junior. But Alice became Elgar's bedrock. He set her poems and when she died, his inspiration ceased. Elgar Sea Pictures
Janet Baker (mezzo), Halle Orchestra , conductor John Barbirolli
Piano Quintet in A minor Nash Ensemble