Posted: Jun 09, 2011 11:23 am
Quite right. In fact Elgar was considered a great composer in Europe before he was in the UK. And a wonderful composer he was. I don't know if you know Sospiri (means "sigh") composed on the eve of WW1. Short, 5-6 mins, and startling beautiful. It has that same pathos you find in Mahler (linking to..LOL).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SltTGEmiYoU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SltTGEmiYoU[/youtube]