Commissioned by the Leeds Festival, this tone poem is based on the Shakespearean character of Falstaff. Elgar set out the movements in an essay thus:
Falstaff and Prince Henry
Eastcheap – Gadshill – The Boar’s Head. Revelry and sleep – Dream Interlude: “Jack Falstaff, now Sir John, a boy, and page...
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 was written by Edward Elgar.
Edward Elgar released Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68 on Wed Oct 01 1913.