Which composer left his Third Symphony unfinished on his death in 1934? Anthony Payne completed the work in 1997?
Symphony No. 3 (Elgar/Payne) Symphony No. 3 (Elgar/Payne) Edward Elgar's Third Symphony Op. 88 (posth.) was incomplete at the time of his death in 1934. Elgar left 130 pages of sketches which the British composer Anthony Payne worked on for many years, producing a complete symphony in 1997, officially known as "Edward Elgar: the sketches for Symphony No 3 elaborated by Anthony Payne" or in brief "Elgar/Payne Symphony No 3". The first public performance was at the Royal Festival Hall on 15 February 1998, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis. After the death of his wife in 1920, Elgar retreated into
Unfinished Symphony (film) loved the composer though his heart belonged to another. Despite its mediocre and sometimes wretched photography, "Unfinished Symphony" provides a politely winning background for the immortal lieder of the great composer." Unfinished Symphony (film) Unfinished Symphony is a 1934 British-Austrian musical drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Mártha Eggerth, Helen Chandler, Hans Jaray, and Ronald Squire. The film is based on the story of Franz Schubert who, in the 1820s left his symphony unfinished after losing the love of his life. The film's alternate German-language version was called "Gently My Songs Entreat". This title refers to the first