{"product_id":"9780747806219-edward-elgar","title":"Edward Elgar","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe son of a piano tuner who became the most famous British composer of his generation. This new illustrated biography charts his turbulent life and extraordinary achievements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA concise \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eillustrated \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebiography of the famous composer, from a leading expert.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElgar was one of Britain's greatest composers, but his fame was hard-won. The son of a modest piano-tuner, born in a tiny cottage in rural Worcestershire, brought up as a Roman Catholic in Protestant England and denied the benefits of wealth, university education and formal music training, he overcame those disadvantages to become the most famous British composer of his generation, receiving many of the highest honours his nation could bestow upon him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile commonly associated with old-fashioned concepts of 'Empire' and nationalism for his best-known piece \u003ci\u003eLand of Hope and Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, and most admired for his \u003ci\u003eEnigma Variations\u003c\/i\u003e of 1899, Elgar in fact produced a stream of oratorios, symphonies, concertos, smaller orchestral pieces and chamber works - musical masterpieces that are still enjoyed today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis illustrated biography charts his turbulent life and extraordinary achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55546275135862,"sku":"9780747806219","price":7.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37507108_54f1f658-4de0-4428-abf5-41199a592f1e.jpg?v=1762101451","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780747806219-edward-elgar","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}