Anyone here like Elgar?

[Forte]

My school played a peice by him each of my last 2 years in highschool and I simply adored them: Nimrod, and the Larghetto movement from his Serenade for Strings. I haven't heard anyone else here even mention him so I was just curious.

[MaestroX]

The first piece I heard was his violin concerto in B minor and it was beautiful. later on, I fell in love with the whole serenade for strings. I don't really know what it is about Elgar's music that makes it so gorgeous; but it has a very British feel and very rich romantic harmonies.

[oisfetz]

IMHO, Elgar wrote 2 of the most powerful and better string concertos of the
19th.century,his violin and cello. And his chamber music is also remarcable.
His SQ,the piano quintet,the violin sonata, the pieces for violin and piano
and solo violin are important and should be better known.

[reith]

Yes, I like Elgar';s music, have studied it a bit, (2nd Symphony). My favourite pieces at the mo are Enigma Variations, 2nd Symphony, Starlight Express and Chanson du Matin.

[Bassoonery]

Yes, I like Elgar';s music, have studied it a bit, (2nd Symphony). My favourite pieces at the mo are Enigma Variations, 2nd Symphony, Starlight Express and Chanson du Matin.

Cool I never knew about the Starlight Express - for me that is synonymous with Lloyd Webber so that really shows my ignorance!!

I've never studied Elgar but I've been studying the bassoon romance which is really lovely and quite different to some of his other wind music. He was a bassoonist too so I guess he knew how to bring out the best in the instrument. To be honest I find some of his very Bristish music a bit over the top for my liking, like the Cockaigne but it always makes you feel strangely patriotic; a quality that very few Bristish composers have since achieved. I'd be interested to know how non-Brits feel about the music...

And then of course that oh-so-famous modulation...

[oisfetz]

Elgar is the most perfect example of the Empire in music. Nobody was
so Edwardian like him. But you don't need to be British to enjoy his music

[kenm]

Elgar thought that Falstaff was his best work and I agree with him. Other favourites of mine: the string quartet, the Introduction and Allegro for Strings (he described it as having "A devil of a fugue") written for the strings of the LSO. The latter has some fiendish sounding leaps for the double bass, which are actually pretty straightforward, since all you have to do is cross from first to fourth string in the same finger position.

[Silhouette]

I've only really just discovered Elgar, I assumed he was German for some reason, but he really isn't!! He makes beautiful music and very british, with the references to bird song in some of his music

[Boneman]

Try and find someone who does not like Elgar!

[Majesty]

Sadly, I've really never really studied or listened to a lot of Elgar. I am fond of his Cello Concerto, though. I'm pretty sure that if I took the time to get a hold of his music I would very much appreciate it.