Happy birthday Elgar, born today 1875.

LarryS

Any favourite pieces? And did he write much for piano?

QuasiUnaFantasia

There is a piano version of the Enigma variations; it's quite wonderful. He also wrote quite a bit of other piano music (I have an album downloaded of only Elgar piano music).
EDIT: there is a fairly good list of his works here:
https://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Edward_Elgar

CyberGene

I don't know much about his works, of course the Enigma Variations (mostly the Nimrod 😀) and his cello concerto. I'm not even sure he composed for piano, did he?

I also know him for an orchestral transcription of my beloved Fantasy and Fugue in C minor BWV 537 by Bach which is IMO a pretty tasteless orchestration with a lot of unneeded pomposity and orchestral fireworks that don't suite this deep and eternal masterpiece 😕

vagfilm

Hmmm. Based on the image above, either @LarryS typed the post one day in advance, or lives in Australia... 😊 Welcome to the forum.

HZPiano

vagfilm either @LarryS typed the post one day in advance, or lives in Australia... 😊

😄 I came to exactly those same two conclusions, earlier today 😄.

LarryS

vagfilm ah bugger, for some reason I thought it was the second today lol.

vagfilm

Well... That was your first post and you know what they say: "no second chance to make a good first impression". 😊

CyberGene

Despite my previous comment regarding Elgar’s orchestration of Bach, I think his orchestral sound is pretty good. I’m wondering what symphonic works he created where his orchestration shines. Any recommendations?

QuasiUnaFantasia

The Enigma Variations are supreme, but I think most of his works are great. In my view (and this might be very controversial in England) his sound is quite "German". 😁