Sospiri
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Sospiri, Op. 70, is an adagio for string orchestra, harp, and organ composed by Edward Elgar just before and performed just after the beginning of World War I. Elgar originally intended it for violin
Edward Elgar in 1917
Queen's Hall
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The Queen's Hall was a concert hall in Langham Place, London, opened in 1893. Designed by the architect Thomas Knightley, it had room for an audience of about 2,500 people. It became London's principa
Sospiri
…Italian word, sospiri, meaning "sighs". The work, with a performance time of approximately five minutes, was first performed on 15 August 1914 in the Queen's Hall in London, conducted by Sir Henry Wood. Sospiri was dedicated to Elgar's long-time friend, the violinist W. H. "Billy" Reed…
Queen's Hall from Langham Place, 1912
Knightley's plan for the platform level of the hall
Robert Newman, manager of the Queen's Hall Orchestra from 1893 to 1926
Royal concert in 1893