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Elgar score in ownership row could be given to British Library

A draft score of the Enigma Variations by Sir Edward Elgar was valued on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow by expert Justin Croft.
Image courtesy of the BBC

A dispute over the ownership of a score by Sir Edward Elgar involving the BBC and the former Conservative MP David Mellor could lead to the manuscript being given to the British Library, writes Laura Chesters.

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