During the next four years, however, Elgar composed three major concert pieces, which, though shorter than comparable works by some of his European contemporaries, are among the most substantial such works by an English composer.
Durante os seguintes catro anos Elgar compuxo tres pezas de concerto que, aínda que máis curtas que obras similares dalgúns dos seus contemporáneos europeos, encóntranse entre as obras máis importantes dos compositores ingleses.