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Composer of the Week Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Episodes

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  1. War and Beyond

    5/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Elgar's life during the First World War and beyond.

  2. A Fat Knight and a New King

    4/5 Donald Macleod learns how Elgar shunned the coronation of King George V.

  3. The Long-Awaited Symphony

    3/5 Donald Macleod focuses on two very different facets of Elgar's musical personality.

  4. Cracking the Enigma

    2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on two works: the Enigma Variations and The Dream of Gerontius.

  5. The Roots of an Enigma

    1/5 Donald Macleod follows Elgar from birth to the brink of his first acknowledged masterpiece