Sir Edward Elgar was born on June 2, 1857. The composer of the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, and The Dream of Gerontius was the son of an organist, and made his first appearances as a musician at the console of the organ. In this episode we hear his most famous organ work, the Sonata in G, as well as an anthem and some transcriptions.
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Title: Sonata in G – Complete
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Thomas Murray
Album: An American Masterpiece – AFKA SK-507
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Organ: 1863 IV/69 E and GG Hook/Hook and Hastings, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Boston, Massachusetts USA
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Stephen Tharp
Live Recording 2013 International Organ Concert Series, St. Louis
Title: Larghetto from the Serenade for Strings
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Stephen Tharp
Recorded Live in Concert, July 2013
Organ: 1949 IV/121 Kilgen/Wicks, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, St. Louis, Missouri USA
Title: Give unto the Lord
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: Carleton Etherington
Album: A Year at Tewkesbury – Regent REGCD474
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Organ: 1997 IV/83 Jones, Tewkesbury Abbey (Milton Organ), Gloucestershire, England
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Title: Empire March
Composer: Edward Elgar
Organist: John Challenger
Album: Elgar from Salisbury – Regent REGCD463
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Organ: 1877 IV/68 Willis, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England