Despite the fluctuating critical assessment of the various works over the years, Elgar's major works taken as a whole have in the twenty-first century recovered strongly from their neglect in the 1950s.
A pesar de que a avaliación crítica das diversas obras flutuou cos anos, as principais obras de Elgar, en conxunto, teñen gozado no século XX dunha forte recuperación tras o seu esquecemento na década de 1950.