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Stage Works
73 tracks
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Orchestral Works
2,900 tracks
- Symphonies
347 tracks
- Symphony No.1 in Ab, Op.55
149 tracks
- Symphony No.2 in Eb, Op.63
117 tracks
- Symphony No.3 (incomplete; completed by Anthony Payne)
81 tracks
- Symphony No.1 in Ab, Op.55
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Concertos
365 tracks
- Romance, for bassoon and orchestra, Op.62
3 tracks
- Cello Concerto in E-, Op.85
289 tracks
- Violin Concerto in B-, Op.61
70 tracks
- In Moonlight, for viola and orchestra
1 track
- Soliloquy for Oboe and Orchestra (Orch. by Gordon Jacob)
2 tracks
- Romance, for bassoon and orchestra, Op.62
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Overtures and Incidental Music
180 tracks
- Beau Brummel, incidental music
2 tracks
- Cockaign Overture (In London Town), Op.40
31 tracks
- Froissart, concert overture, Op.19
9 tracks
- Grania and Diarmid, incidental music, Op.42
6 tracks
- In the South ('Alassio'), concert overture, Op.50
17 tracks
- King Arthur, incidental music
31 tracks
- Overture in D- (arr. from Handel's 'Chandos Anthem No.2')
1 track
- The Starlight Express, incidental music, Op.78
83 tracks
- Beau Brummel, incidental music
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Suites
235 tracks
- The Crown of India
6 tracks
- Nursery Suite
44 tracks
- Severn Suite, for brass band, Op.87
27 tracks
- The Spanish Lady, for string orchestra, Op.89
10 tracks
- Wand of Youth, Suite No.1, Op.1a
50 tracks
- Wand of Youth, Suite No.2, Op.1b
77 tracks
- The Starlight Express, suite from the incidental music
21 tracks
- The Crown of India
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Dances for Worcester City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Powick
35 tracks
- The Valentine
5 tracks
- Die junge Kokette
5 tracks
- 5 Polkas
5 tracks
- L'Assom[m]oir
5 tracks
- La Brunette
5 tracks
- Paris
5 tracks
- A Singing Quadrille
5 tracks
- The Valentine
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Other Orchestral Works (including Enigma Variations)
1,738 tracks
- Carillon, Op.75, for narrator and orchestra
1 track
- Arrangement: J.S. Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in C- (BWV537), Op.86
3 tracks
- 3 Bavarian Dances, Op.27b
14 tracks
- Carissima, for small orchestra
9 tracks
- 3 Characteristic Pieces, Op.10
15 tracks
- Coronation March, Op.65
8 tracks
- Dream Children, for small orchestra, Op.43
29 tracks
- Elegy, Op.58
25 tracks
- Enigma Variations, Op.36
1,095 tracks
- Falstaff, symphonic study in C-, Op.68
74 tracks
- Imperial March, Op.32
17 tracks
- Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet and string orchestra, Op.47
40 tracks
- Military Marches ('Pomp and Circumstance'), Op.39
201 tracks
- Polonia, symphonic prelude, Op.76
2 tracks
- Romance, for bassoon and orchestra, Op.62
8 tracks
- Rosemary ('That's for remembrance. Douce pensée')
9 tracks
- Serenade for Strings in E-, Op.20
127 tracks
- Sevillana (Scène Espagnole), for orchestra, piano, or military band, Op.7
1 track
- Sospiri, for strings, harp, and organ, Op.70
39 tracks
- Sursum Corda (Elévation), for brass, organ, strings and 2 timpani in Bb, Op.11
8 tracks
- Sérénade lyrique, for small orchestra
4 tracks
- The British Empire March
5 tracks
- Une voix dans le désert, for reciter and orchestra, Op.77
1 track
- Le drapeau belge, for reciter and orchestra, Op.79
1 track
- Menuetto (Scherzo), for orchestra
1 track
- Salute D'Amour
1 track
- Carillon, Op.75, for narrator and orchestra
- Symphonies
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Chamber Works
330 tracks
- Harmony Music No.1-5
8 tracks
- Harmony Music No.1, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Harmony Music No.2, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Harmony Music No.3, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Harmony Music No.4, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon ('The Farm Yard')
1 track
- Harmony Music No.5, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon ('The Mission')
4 tracks
- Harmony Music No.1, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
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Chamber Works for Violin and Piano
243 tracks
- Allegretto on G–E–D–G–E
1 track
- Etude caprice (with piano accompaniment by W.H. Reed)
2 tracks
- Gavotte, Op.13, No.3
3 tracks
- La Capricieuse, Op.17
23 tracks
- Mazurka, for violin and piano
1 track
- 2 Pieces, Op.13
7 tracks
- 2 Pieces, Op.15
69 tracks
- 3 Pieces, Op.4
12 tracks
- Polonaise in D-
1 track
- Reminiscences
1 track
- Romance for Violin and Piano in C-, Op.1
3 tracks
- Salut d'amour, Op.12
64 tracks
- Valse on Themes by Elgar (completed by C. Polyblank)
1 track
- Very Easy Melodious Exercises in the First Position, Op.22
1 track
- Violin Sonata in E-, Op.82
54 tracks
- Allegretto on G–E–D–G–E
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Other Chamber Works
79 tracks
- Adagio Cantabile, 'Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup', for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Alphonsa Gavotte, for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Andante and Allegro, for oboe, violin, viola, and cello
2 tracks
- Andante con variazione, 'Evesham Andante', for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Berceuse - Petite reine, for violin and piano (with V. Berard)
1 track
- Duett, for trombone and double bass
1 track
- Etudes caracteristiques, for solo violin, Op.24
10 tracks
- Fugue in D-, for violin and oboe
2 tracks
- Gigue, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- 5 Intermezzi, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and basson (or cello)
5 tracks
- Menuetto in Bb, for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Piano Quintet in A-, Op.84
23 tracks
- 6 Promenades, for wind quintet
6 tracks
- Sarabande, largo for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
1 track
- Soliloquy, for oboe and piano
1 track
- String Quartet in E-, Op.83
22 tracks
- Adagio Cantabile, 'Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup', for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet and bassoon
- Harmony Music No.1-5
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Keyboard Works
153 tracks
- Piano Works
86 tracks
- Adieu
5 tracks
- Pastourelle (Air de ballet)
1 track
- Chantant
1 track
- Concert Allegro, Op.46
2 tracks
- Echo's Dance (from ballet 'The Sanguine Fan')
1 track
- Griffinesque
2 tracks
- In Smyrna
2 tracks
- May Song
9 tracks
- Minuet, Op.21
3 tracks
- Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12
43 tracks
- Serenade
6 tracks
- Skizze
2 tracks
- Sonatina (2 versions)
8 tracks
- '?', for piano
1 track
- Adieu
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Organ Works
67 tracks
- Piano Works
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Vocal Works
887 tracks
- Songs
141 tracks
- A Soldier's Song ('A War Song')
1 track
- A Song of Autumn
1 track
- Arabian Serenade
1 track
- As I laye a-thinkynge
1 track
- Come, gentle night
1 track
- Dry those Fair, those Crystal Eyes
1 track
- In Moonlight ('Canto popolare')
3 tracks
- Is she not passing fair?
1 track
- It isnae me
1 track
- In Moonlight, for voice and piano
1 track
- Land of Hope and Glory (arr. by Benson from March Op.39, No.1 and Coronation Ode Op.44)
2 tracks
- Like to the Damask Rose
1 track
- Speak, Music, for voice and piano, Op.41, No.2
1 track
- Pageant of Empire (song cycle)
1 track
- Pleading, Op.48, No.1
5 tracks
- Queen Mary's Song
2 tracks
- Roundel: The little eyes that never knew light
1 track
- Sea Pictures (song cycle), for alto, organ, and orchestra, Op.37
82 tracks
- Song Cycle, for voice and orchestra, Op.59 (3 complete of 6)
6 tracks
- 3 Songs from The Starlight Express
3 tracks
- 3 Songs, Op.16
2 tracks
- Songs, Op.31 (2 completed of 4)
1 track
- 2 Songs, Op.41
2 tracks
- The Fringes of the Fleet, for baritone solo, 3 baritones and orchestra
9 tracks
- The Pipes of Pan
3 tracks
- The Poet's Life
1 track
- The Wind at Dawn
3 tracks
- XTC
1 track
- 2 Songs, Op.60 (Version for voice and orchestra)
2 tracks
- The King's Way (version for voice and orchestra)
1 track
- A Soldier's Song ('A War Song')
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Cantatas, Oratorios and Odes
610 tracks
- Caractacus, Op. 35 (cantata)
61 tracks
- Coronation Ode ('Land of Hope and Glory'), for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Op.44
9 tracks
- Lux Christi ('The Light of Life'; oratorio), Op.29
41 tracks
- Scenes from The Saga of King Olaf, Op.30 (cantata)
29 tracks
- The Apostles, Op.49 (oratorio)
70 tracks
- The Black Knight, Op.25 (cantata)
10 tracks
- The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38 (oratorio)
326 tracks
- The Kingdom, Op.51 (oratorio)
17 tracks
- The Music Makers, ode for alto, chorus, organ, and orchestra, Op.69
36 tracks
- Queen Alexandra Memorial Ode ('So many true princesses who have gone'), for chorus and military band
1 track
- The Banner of St. George, Op.33
9 tracks
- Smoking Cantata, for voice and orchestra
1 track
- Caractacus, Op. 35 (cantata)
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Partsongs
33 tracks
- From the Greek Anthology, 5 partsongs for male chorus, Op.45
6 tracks
- Go, Song of Mine, partsong for double chorus, Op.57
3 tracks
- How Calmly the Evening (partsong)
1 track
- 2 Partsongs, for chorus, 2 violins and piano, Op.26
1 track
- 3 Partsongs, Op.18
9 tracks
- 4 Partsongs, Op.53
10 tracks
- The Prince of Sleep (partsong)
2 tracks
- The Wanderer (part song)
1 track
- From the Greek Anthology, 5 partsongs for male chorus, Op.45
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Other Choral Works
103 tracks
- Ave Maria gratia plena (motet), Op.2 No.2
4 tracks
- National Anthem: God Save the King (arr. E. Elgar; unissued mono alternative takes) (mono)
1 track
- Ave maris stella (motet), Op.2, No.3
2 tracks
- Ave verum (motet), Op.2, No.1
6 tracks
- Death on the Hills, Op.72
3 tracks
- Ecce sacerdos magnus, gradual for chorus and orchestra
2 tracks
- Evening Scene
2 tracks
- Fear not, O Land, harvest anthem for chorus and organ
1 track
- Give unto the Lord (Psalm 29), anthem for chorus, organ and orchestra ad lib, Op.74
6 tracks
- Goodmorrow, for chorus
1 track
- Great is the Lord (Psalm 48), anthem for chorus and organ, Op.67
4 tracks
- I Sing the birth, carol for chorus
1 track
- Lux Aeterna (after 'Nimrod' from Enigma Variations)
4 tracks
- O Hearken Thou, offertory for chorus, organ and orchestra, Op.64
3 tracks
- O Salutaris Hostia I in F, for chorus and organ
1 track
- O Salutaris Hostia II in Eb, for chorus and organ
1 track
- O Salutaris Hostia III, for chorus and organ
2 tracks
- Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, 6 songs for chorus and piano, Op.27a
26 tracks
- 2 Songs, Op.71
4 tracks
- 2 Songs, Op.73
6 tracks
- Tantum Ergo, for chorus and organ
1 track
- Te Deum and Benedictus, for chorus, orchestra and organ, Op.34
6 tracks
- The Spirit of England, 3 songs for soprano/tenor, chorus and orchestra, Op.80
9 tracks
- They are at rest, anthem for chorus
2 tracks
- Weary Wind of the West
1 track
- With Proud Thanksgiving, for chorus, orchestra, and organ
1 track
- To her, beneath whose steadfast star, for chorus
1 track
- Big Steamers, for unison chorus and piano
1 track
- Spanish Serenade (Stars of the Summer Night), for chorus and orchestra, Op.23
1 track
- Ave Maria gratia plena (motet), Op.2 No.2
- Songs
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Orchestral Works
1 track
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Other Orchestral Works (including Enigma Variations)
1 track
- Enigma Variations, Op.36
1 track
- Enigma Variations, Op.36
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Other Orchestral Works (including Enigma Variations)
Below are works by S.Elgar that every music lover should explore:
- Orchestral Works
- Symphony No.2 in Eb, Op.63
117 tracks
- Cello Concerto in E-, Op.85
289 tracks
- Cockaign Overture (In London Town), Op.40
31 tracks
- Elegy, Op.58
25 tracks
- Enigma Variations, Op.36
1,095 tracks
- Notable Movement: 9.Nimrod (A.J. Jaeger)
- Military Marches ('Pomp and Circumstance'), Op.39
201 tracks
- Notable Movement: No.1 in D
- Serenade for Strings in E-, Op.20
127 tracks
- Symphony No.2 in Eb, Op.63
- Keyboard Works
- Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12
43 tracks
- Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op.12
- Vocal Works