Daniel M. Grimley - The Cambridge Companion to Elgar

Edward Elgar occupies a pivotal place in the British cultural imagination. His music has been heard as emblematic of Empire and the English landscape but is also the product of a private, introverted sensibility. The recent success of Anthony Paynes elaboration of the sketches for Elgars Third Symphony has prompted a critical revaluation of his music. This Companion provides an accessible and vivid account of Elgars work in its historical and cultural context. Established authorities on British music and scholars new in the field examine Elgars music from a range of critical perspectives, including nationalism, post-colonialism, decadence, reception, and musical influences. There are also chapters on interpretation, including his own (Elgar was the first major composer to commit a representative quantity of his own work to record), and on Elgars relationships with the BBC and with his publishers. The book includes much new material, drawing on original research, as well as providing a comprehensive introduction to Elgars major musical achievements.

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The Cambridge Companion to Elgar

Edited by

Daniel M. Grimley and Julian Rushton

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The Cambridge companion to Elgar / edited by Daniel M. Grimley and Julian Rushton.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0 521 82623 3 (hb) ISBN 0 521 53363 5 (pb)

1. Elgar, Edward, 18571934 Criticism and interpretation. I. Grimley, Daniel M. II. Rushton,

Julian.

ML410.E41C36 2004

780.92 dc22

[B] 2004047286

ISBN 0 521 82623 3 hardback

ISBN 0 521 53363 5 paperback

ISBN 978 0 521 82623 5 hardback