Original sentence: But one result of the haste was that, despite their very considerable experience and the confidence which Elgar reposed in them, the performers and conductor, Hans Richter, were given only a short time in which to come to terms with a complex, demanding and somewhat revolutionary work.In the first decades after its composition the leading performers of the soul were Gervase Elwes and John Coates, and Louise Kirkby Lunn was admired as the angel.The soloists at the Birmingham Festival on October 3 1900 were Marie Brema, Edward Lloyd and Harry Plunket Greene
Edited sentence: But one result of the haste was that the performers and conductor, Hans Richter, did not realize until too late how complex and demanding the work would be