Military Marches, op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance"
The Pomp and Circumstance Marches are a series of five marches for orchestra composed by Edward Elgar between 1901 and 1930, together with a sixth march created in 2006 by Anthony Payne from Elgar's sketches. The five original marches were dedicated to the composer's friends the conductor Alfred E. Rodewald, the composer Granville Bantock and the organists Ivor Atkins, G. R. Sinclair and Percy Hull.
Movements
- March no. 1 in D major
- March no. 2 in A minor
- March no. 3 in C minor
- March no. 4 in G major
- March no. 5 in C major
- March no. 6 in G minor
Recommended recordings
- London Symphony Orchestra · John Barbirolli YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- BBC Symphony Orchestra · Andrew Davis YouTubeSpotify (subscription)