British Library acquires torn-out drafts of Edward Elgar masterpiece

<p>Exclusive: sketches for Introduction and Allegro for Strings had been removed from sketchbook by composer in 1930</p><p>The British Library has acquired previously unknown sketches and drafts by Sir Edward Elgar for one of his best-known masterpieces, Introduction and Allegro for Strings.</p><p>Spanning 15 pages, they shed light on the creative process of Britain’s most revered composer. One bears the beginnings of an unknown organ piece on which he had started work.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/22/british-library-acquires-torn-out-drafts-of-edward-elgar-masterpiece">Continue reading...</a>