Sunday Feature

Elgar and Empire

Sunday 4 November 2007 21:30-22:15 (Radio 3)

To mark the 150th anniversary of Elgar's birth, historian Tristram Hunt explores how his music articulated the notion of British Empire: its triumph and its decline.

Examining a controversial aspect of the composer, for many feel that Elgar's music is somehow tainted by the association with imperialist aims and ideals, this documentary presents different views about Elgar and Empire from historians Jeffrey Richards, John Mackenzie and Bernard Porter, pianist David Owen Norris and conductor Mark Elder.

Duration:

45 minutes

Sunday Feature

Episode and Playlist Information

• 23 Dec 07 A Cloud...
• 16 Dec 07 RAND
• 9 Dec 07 The origins of music
• 2 Dec 07 Liquid Living
• 25 Nov 07 Poetic World of Newt
• 18 Nov 07 As Big as Life
• 4 Nov 07 Elgar and Empire
• 28 Oct 07 Mind as Machine
• 21 Oct 07 After slavery
• 14 Oct 07 Chicago

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