Bridge's masterly tone poem contrasts colourful mercurial music with a hypnotically beautiful pastoral episode to great effect. Saint-Saens' concerto begins and ends with stormy and turbulent music, but these passages frame a central minuet of delicate beauty and charm. In his first symphony, Elgar followed the great tradition of symphonic writing while managing to add something entirely personal.The result was an immediate success, and it has remained one of his most performed works.
CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.