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Composer of the Week: Elgar

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5/5. Edward Elgar came from relatively humble beginnings, but it wasn't long before he became a famous establishment figure. Donald Macleod charts the rise of this most English of composers. The Wagon (Passes) (Nursery Suite) Ulster Orchestra, conductor Bryden Thomson
March of the Mogul Emperors (Crown of India);
Coronation Ode Soloists, Scottish National Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Alexander Gibson
Triumphal March (Caractacus) London Symphony Chorus and SO, conductor Richard Hickox Repeated from Friday

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward Elgar
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Bryden Thomson
Conductor:
Alexander Gibson
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Source: Radio Times

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