Arguably the most instantly recognisable and dramatic pieces of music ever written for the instrument, Elgar’s Cello Concerto is one of the greatest pieces of music written in the early 20th century.
The biggest repertoire draw here was meant to be Edward Elgar's glorious Cello Concerto, with Daniel Barenboim conducting, paired with two other works: Elliott Carter's Cello Concerto and Max Bruch's ...
As the world ponders once again the great unanswered question - why? - in connection with the centenary of World War I, Truls Mork’s performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto (1919), written at the other ...
Remembering the inimitable Jacqueline du Pré, widely considered as one of the greatest classical cellists of the 20th century. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jacqueline du Pré’s Royal ...
Somebody once said that the way Elgar chooses to open his Cello Concerto, with those tortured chords sounding as if they have to be excavated from the cello face, is as if Shakespeare had started ...
That’s how Edward Elgar, at the age of 62 in 1919, summarized his “Cello Concerto.” writes about classical music for The Hamilton Spectator.
Helen Wallace compares recordings of Elgar’s cello concerto and makes a recommendation: Top recommendation - only available as a download or as a collected edition: Greatest Cello Concertos (Blue ...
The much-loved Cello Concerto of Elgar and Martinů’s rarely played Cello Concerto No.1 might seem poles apart. The Elgar gets a heartfelt, sometimes portentous performance here from the impressive ...
While we take a pause for Christmas, we're bringing you four podcasts which Gramophone's Martin Cullingford and James Jolly have chosen as particularly enjoyable and memorable conversations. This week ...
The ESO and William Boughton continued their pursuit of excellence in performing Elgar's compositions with a keenly anticipated interpretation of his Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85, with Natalie ...