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The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Elgar
Tim Lihoreau and Darren Henley

Book & CD Pack
RRP: £9.99
ISBN: 9780340939116
ISBN-10: 0340939117

Published: 30/03/2007
Extent: 224 pages
Series: Classic FM

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Summary:
The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Elgar will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the most popular English composer in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. While giving all the facts about the man and the music, 'The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Elgar' also includes lively and light-hearted features, quotes and anecdotes. There are sections about Elgar's Top 25 hits and his music in films, and even an Elgar Mood Chart for when you need to raise or lower your blood pressure.

A free CD features highlights from Elgar's Top 25 hits.

  • FRIENDLY - accessible and jargon-free
  • FROM CLASSIC FM - the world's largest classical music radio station (with 9.5 million listeners per month)
  • LISTEN - CD with Elgar's Top 25 included
  • ELGAR MOOD CHART - choose the music to fit, or alter, your mood
  • FUN FEATURES - quotes and anecdotes

Table of Contents:
Introduction
A Friendly Word Before We Get Started
01 The Friendly Guide to What Was Composed When
02 The Story of Elgar: The Cast List
03 Story: When Elgar was young
04 “18-34” The Jobbing Musician
05 Edward Elgar: Superstar
06 The Autumn Years
07 Elgar and the Enigma
08 An “Elgar” Map of Britain
09 Have a listen yourself
10 Elgar’s Women
11 Elgar’s Movie Music
12 What Elgar said and what others said about him
13 Where to find out more
Index
About the author

About the Author(s):
Tim Lihoreau is the Creative Director of Classic FM and a regular presenter, as a third of the Saturday Breakfast Show team of Mark, Tim & Annie. He studied music at the University of Leeds and worked as a professional pianist before joining Jazz FM, from where he moved to Classic FM. He has been responsible for writing and producing many of the stations most acclaimed programmes, which have been honoured by the Sony Radio Academy Awards, the NTL Commercial Radio Awards and the New York International Radio Festival. He has written a column for the Daily Telegraph Weekend section.

Darren Henley is the Managing Director of Classic FM and theJazz. His radio programmes have been honoured by the Sony Radio Academy Awards, the British Radio Awards, the New York International Radio Festival and the United Nations. He writes regularly for the Classic FM Magazine. Previously, he was a journalist for ITN and Invicta Radio in Kent.

Readership:
anyone interested in the music of Elgar

Reviews:

"Anecdotal and informative"
Classical Music

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