Elgar wanted a different sort of Falstaff, rumbustious but without even a hint of lechery, so he focuses on the more interesting figure who appears in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2.

Led by Georg Solti and Bernard Haitink, they started to perform and record the music of Elgar, most English of composers. None formed a more lasting bond with it than Daniel Barenboim.

The Solti Collection Symphony No. 40 Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 8, 'Unfinished' Symphony No. 4 Variations on a Theme by Haydn, 'St Antoni Chorale ...

David Nice surveys recordings of Elgar's Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 ...

(Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra; Seraphim SIB-6033: two records). Its rich and spacious slow movement alone makes Elgar’s long symphony worth hearing. Barbirolli pours on the sound ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Add to your library of Elgar's music with these two recommendations from ...

” Even in England, “Falstaff” is not that often played compared with some of Elgar’s works, and if music lovers know the “Falstaff” story, it’s primarily through Verdi. Verdi, of course.

Here, with his “other” orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, he tackles a work for which the bar has been set extremely high on CD by Adrian Boult, Georg Solti, Bryden Thomson, Colin ...

Programme note for Elgar's Cello ConcertoYet the Cello Concerto also harked back to Elgar’s last symphonic work, Falstaff (written in 1913), even though that was on a much more expansive scale ...