14 June 1921. The Queen’s Hall, London. This quiet midsummer’s evening saw the first performance of a work that would become one of the most consistently popular pieces of classical music ever ...

The first might be the most famous tune ever written. Everyone knows this one as “Pomp and Circumstance.” However, it is only the first of six pomp and circumstance marches written by Edward Elgar.

Classical music ... s most important reissues. The first, “Charles Ives: The Anniversary Edition” (five discs), at long last brings to CD a landmark set released on LP by Columbia 50 years ...