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Elgar: Symphony No. 2
Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's Second Symphony, which was inspired by a trip to Italy, a happy sojurn in Tintagel in Cornwall and a poem by Shelley.
Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's Second Symphony, which was inspired by stays in Italy and Tintagel in Cornwall, and a poem by Shelley. When it was first heard in 1911, the shifting moods and complex underlying spirit of the symphony confounded many of the audience, perhaps anticipating the troubled times that were about to overtake Europe.
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Thu 15 Mar 2012
20:10
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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