Elgar The Dream of Gerontius. Sea Pictures

Sarah Connolly mez Stuart Skelton ten David Soar bass BBC SO and Chorus / Sir Andrew Davis  

(Chandos)

‘Davis certainly secures a splendidly disciplined and consistently fervent response from his massed BBC Symphony forces’

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Discover Elgar's music

Top 10 Elgar recordings Elgar’s lyrical side conjures up tranquil pastoral beauty; his pomposity and ebullience remind us of the British bulldog – one with teeth.

Jacqueline du Pré and the Elgar Cello Concerto – 50 years on Sarah Kirkup speaks to those closest to du Pré to understand what makes her legacy so unique

Elgar Remembered A centenary tribute by Gramophone's founder, Compton Mackenzie (Gramophone, June 1957)

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