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Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask
Documentary showing the apparently self-confident Edward Elgar as a brilliant but neurotic musician with a chip on his shoulder about his lowly origins and his Catholic religion.
The composer of Land of Hope and Glory is often regarded as the quintessential English gentleman, but Edward Elgar's image of hearty nobility was deliberately contrived. In reality, he was the son of a shopkeeper, who was awkward, nervous, self-pitying and often rude, while his marriage to his devoted wife Alice was complicated by romantic entanglements which fired his creative energy.
In this revelatory portrait of a musical genius, John Bridcut explores the secret conflicts in Elgar's nature which produced some of Britain's greatest music.
Last on
Fri 28 Feb 2014
19:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | John Bridcut |
| Writer | John Bridcut |
| Director | John Bridcut |
| Executive Producer | Fiona Morris |
| Assistant Producer | Cat Dixon |
Broadcasts
- Fri 12 Nov 2010 19:30
- Sat 13 Nov 2010 02:30
Sat 13 Nov 2010 19:30大象传媒 HD- Mon 15 Nov 2010 23:30
- Mon 17 Jan 2011 21:00
- Tue 18 Jan 2011 02:20
- Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:00
- Fri 28 Oct 2011 19:30
- Fri 5 Apr 2013 19:30
- Fri 28 Feb 2014 19:30