Donald Macleod and guest Terry Charman focus Elgar's life and work during the period of the Edwardian Golden Summer in 1914. With Land of Hope and Glory; Give unto the Lord, Op 74. Show more
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Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1915, when Elgar wrote music for The Starlight Express, a work that met a public need for escapism. Show more
Donald Macleod and Terry Charman explore how Elgar was moved by scenes of First World War dead arriving at Charing Cross station. Show more
Donald Macleed explores Elgar's song cycle The Fringes of the Fleet, which used words written by Rudyard Kipling. Show more
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Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Episode 5: Armistice Declared, But No Celebration for Elgar
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod on the effect of the Armistice in Great Britain in 1918 and how Elgar's life was permanently changed. Show more