Elgar's Enigma

This film shows how the English composer Edward Elgar was moved to write his Cello Concerto in Em after his first great love, Helen Weaver, moved to New Zealand after their relationship ended. When Weaver’s son was killed in France during WWII, he was moved to create this war requiem.

The film mixes interviews, dramatisations, and a performance of the concerto by cellist Lynn Harrell and the NZSO.