Follow the River Severn as it runs through Worcester where Elgar spent his childhood...

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In 2008, Black Dyke Band invited the veteran orchestral and opera conductor Sir Colin Davis to make a recording of Elgar's Severn Suite, which the composer wrote in 1930 in response to an invitation to write a test piece for the National Brass Band Championship. Davis adapted his technique to meet Black Dyke's style, and the recording has become famous. The Suite has five movements: I) Introduction (Worcester Castle); II) Toccata (Tournament); III) Fugue (The Cathedral); IV) Minuet (Commandery); V) Coda. Broadcast on Radio 3 in Concert, Wednesday 1 February, 2017