Elgar: a life in pictures

I've read some the the comments here about the 3rd symphony. These comments could also be applied to Robert Walker's realisation of the Elgar fragments as "The Piano Concerto". I for one was impressed with RW's work on this, but after the controversy surrounding it maybe it was better left as Elgar's "unfinished work"

Lovely tribute, Kev3542 - and set to one of Elgar's sweetest little pieces, a musical portrait of his cairn terrier. Apropos the Elgar/Payne Symphony, I had the privilege of being at the first public performance and found the work deeply moving, especially the slow movement. For all that it's a musical hybrid, I for one am glad that Anthony Payne was able to compose his realisation of the sketches. PS I live only a few hundred yards from Elgar's grave and haven't heard the old boy spinning yet!

Beautiful...Shame that Elgar isn't more widely heard or acknowledged. What's the world coming to?

I knew this was by Elgar! Just a few bars of any great composer and one knows who it is.

Someone recommended David Copperfield so I looked for an old BBC production. I always associated this melody with the lovely production, characterful actors and the happy outcome of David Copperfield and the girl he really loved. A time when TV was innocent without all the violence, sex and swearing. Fits the sweet music which brings a tear to my eyes.

I just finished your grandfather's book and I found it utterly charming and a gold mine of information about Elgar. Wulstan himself seems to have been a marvellous individual. Did he ever mention Vera Hockman the woman with whom Elgar had a late, and rather sweet flirtation? She was the muse of the Third Symphony, I believe!

A year on, I often return to this delightful video, which deserves far more hits than it receives. Overall, the Youtube community does not really do Elgar proud, I am afraid!

Thank you very much indeed. I suppose you're right in saying that there aren't a huge amount of Elgar related videos on Youtube, although one of my favourites is the "Edward Elgar Footage" video posted by nankipoo.

very interesting and very well presented, a gem.

A superb montage, cheers for posting.

Such a nice and peaceful slideshow colours go well with the song :D