Elgar Centenary 1857–1957

Album by Edward Elgar & Royal Albert Hall Orchestra & London Philharmonic Orchestra & BBC Symphony Orchestra & Edward Elgar

Elgar Centenary 1857–1957 is a compilation album of works by English composer Sir Edward Elgar, released in 1957. The release collects orchestral and choral repertoire characteristic of the late-Romantic British idiom, highlighting Elgar's broad orchestration, lyrical melodies and expansive dynamics, and was issued to commemorate the centenary of his birth and to situate his music within mid-20th-century British musical heritage.