No soldiers paraded, no trumpets blared, no drums rolled out an elegy. But throughout the Western World last week a mighty marching tune reverberated. Sir Edward Elgar, 76, was dead in Worcester, ...

It was written in 1919, and in its bittersweet beauty, many listeners hear an elegy for those who died during WWI. It's the Cello Concerto by Edward Elgar. Our concert performance took place two weeks ...

Edward Elgar breaks all the rules in his Cello Concerto. He lets the cello start all alone, as though the orchestra weren't even there. He doesn't start with the usual virtuosic allegro. Instead he ...