Symphony No. 2, Op. 63

Album by Edward Elgar & BBC Philharmonic & Sir Edward Downes

Symphony No. 2, Op. 63 is the second symphony by English composer Edward Elgar, completed and first performed in 1911. The work is a large-scale late-Romantic orchestral symphony characterised by expansive melodies, rich harmonic language and dramatic contrasts, representing a mature statement in Elgar's compositional career and occupying an important place in early 20th-century British symphonic music.