Elgar'S Third Symphony by Anthony Payne

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Elgar'S Third Symphony by Anthony Payne

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Summary

Commissioned in 1932 by the BBC, Elgar's Third Symphony was fragmentary and disorganized when he died two years later. Elgar's family eventually asked composer Anthony Payne to make a full-length realization of the work, and the result, first performed in February 1998, is presented in this book.

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Elgar'S Third Symphony by Anthony Payne

Commissioned in 1932 by the BBC, Elgar's Third Symphony was fragmentary and disorganized when he died two years later. He had despairingly asked for the sketches to be destroyed, ordering that "no one must tinker with it", but he continued to talk about the symphony and, shortly after his death, his friend W.H. Reed published many of the sketches in facsimile, allowing a glimpse of the composer's final thoughts. This meant that the published sketches would eventually come out of copyright, allowing anyone to "tinker with it". Before this could happen, Elgar's family asked composer Anthony Payne to make a full-length realization of the work. The result, first performed in February 1998, is presented in this book.

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ISBN 13 9780571195381
ISBN 10 0571195385
Title Elgar'S Third Symphony
Author Anthony Payne
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 1998-08-03
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.