Musically, Edward Elgar was closer to the German romantic composers of his era than to the developing English musical style, which relied on collected folk-song.
Performer Biography
Preman Tilson, the Principal Bassoon with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, has performed with prestigious ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Edward Elgar, despite his association with British Imperialism and an Edwardian gentleman image, was the son of a shopkeeper and received much of his musical training from his father.
Composition History
Elgar's Three Bavarian Dances are orchestral arrangements of three movements from his earlier choral work, Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27, which recalled places he and his wife visited in Bavaria.
Composition History
Elgar's Froissart Overture was inspired by the Chronicles of Jean Froissart, a 14th-century historiographer, and quotes lines from Keats.
Recording & Production
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has a strong relationship with Naxos, recording diverse repertoire and selling over half a million CDs internationally in the last decade.
Composition History
The piece Carissima was intended for recording, marking the beginning of Elgar's practical interest and involvement in this new technology.
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