William Henry Reed
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William Henry Reed MVO was an English violinist, teacher, composer, conductor and biographer of Edward Elgar. He was leader of the London Symphony Orchestra for 23 years, but is best known for his lon
Edward Elgar
George Bernard Shaw, 1934
Worcester Cathedral, grave of William Henry Reed in the nave
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
William Henry Reed
…London Symphony Orchestra in 1911–1912, and Reed became the leader of the orchestra in 1912. In 1914 Elgar dedicated his piece for strings and organ, Sospiri, Op. 70 to Reed. Reed had himself been composing for some years by now: his String Quartet No. 5 in A minor won a second prize in the Cobbett Competition…
Edward Elgar in 1917