Every week, Classic FM presenter and music expert David Mellor reviews the best new releases and re-issues from the world of classical music. This week, David picks out Elgar's Caractacus, Boskovsky's ...

Caractacus, written in 1898, was Elgar’s last big work before the one that made him famous, the Enigma Variations, so it’s no surprise that it contains superb music. He was already over 40, and well ...

1/5. Elgar's Caractacus: Elgar wrote Caractacus when his mother gave him the idea while they were walking in the Malverns. Simon Halsey visits British Camp to discover the story behind the piece.

Elgar's mother suggested that he write a piece based on the Iron Age hill fort at British Camp at The Malverns. Although he demurred at first, Elgar did write it, living, during the time of the ...