Composer of the Week - Edward Elgar (1857-1934) - Episode 1

Stephen Johnson joins Donald Macleod to explore the landscapes of Herefordshire and Worcestershire that inspired much of the music of Edward Elgar. They investigate the influence of the Malvern Hills on the composer, visiting his grave and one of his former homes on the steep hillside in Little Malvern, and climb right to the summit of the Herefordshire Beacon and its British Camp earthworks, the setting that inspired Elgar's Caractacus. Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Royal Scottish National Orchestra Alexander Gibson (conductor) Chandos 241-4, CD1 Tr 16 Adagio - Moderato (Cello Concerto in E minor) Jacqueline du Pre (cello) London Symphony Orchestra John Barbirolli (conductor) EMI Classics 556 219, Tr 1 Three Bavarian Dances Bournemouth Sinfonietta Norman Del Mar (conductor) Chandos 241-4 CD2, Trs 12-14 Woodland Interlude (Caractacus) London Symphony Orchestra Richard Hickox (conductor) Chandos 9156 CD1, Tr 12 Cockaigne Overture (In London Town) BBC Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis (conductor) Teldec 9031-73279-2, Tr 1.