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The Essay - Elgar's 150th Anniversary

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Four commentators reflect on aspects of Elgar in the context of his time and after, exploring the contradictions and enigmas in his complex and paradoxical personality

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The Essay - Elgar's 150th Anniversary - Elgar and Academe

Julian Rushton explores Elgar's relationship with musical academia.

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The Essay - Elgar's 150th Anniversary - Elgar and Englishness

Nalini Ghuman warns against seeing Elgar's music as inherently English.

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The Essay - Elgar's 150th Anniversary - Elgar and Religion

Stephen Hough wonders how deeply rooted Elgar's faith actually was.

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The Essay - Elgar's 150th Anniversary - Elgar and the Establishment

Elgar and the Establishment: David Cannadine explores the public images of Elgar.

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