Edward Gardner conducts Elgar

The music

Elgar In the South (Alassio) (19’) Listen
Elgar Sea Pictures (23’) Listen
Elgar Sospiri (5’) Listen
Elgar Enigma Variations (29’) Listen

The performers

• Edward Gardner conductor*
• Beth Taylor mezzo-soprano

From sunbursts to sorrow, discover an Elgar you might not expect.

Edwardian gentleman, melancholy dreamer, wide-eyed romantic, orchestral showman: Britain’s greatest composer had many moods, and tonight Edward Gardner explores four of Elgar’s most personal (and most loved) masterpieces. From the musical sunburst of In the South to the deep sorrow of Sospiri and the windswept longing of Sea Pictures, this is an Elgar you might not expect. And if all you know of the Enigma Variations is the glorious ‘Nimrod’ – well, you’re about to make some new musical friends.

*Edward Gardner’s position in the LPO is generously supported by Aud Jebsen.

With support from the Elgar Society.

This concert celebrates The Duke of Kent’s 90th birthday and 45 years of His Royal Highness’s Patronage of the LPO.