Completed in 1919, the Cello Concerto was Edward Elgar's last major work for orchestra, and his most confessional. In spite of fleeting moments of idyllic release, it's dominated by disillusionment, ...

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 ...

As the piece turns 100, Ivan Hewett pays tribute to one of the great works of the 20th century This year marks the centenary of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, a piece that is dear to the heart of so ...

III. Adagio15:25 V. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro ma non troppoPerformance duration 24' 37"Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85Pierre Fournier: Cello / Paul Kletzki: ConductorRecorded ...

A performance full of finely realised detail and lacking in bombast ensures these two great and contrasting British cello concertos shine Two great British cello concertos, one extremely well known, ...

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 ...

On Sunday 27 October, Julian Lloyd Webber will present a special programme commemorating 100 years of Elgar’s Cello Concerto. On 27 October 1919, Elgar took to the stage at Queen’s Hall in London. And ...

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 ...

Edward Elgar is one of this country’s finest composers but a string of inadequate performances and his popularity among ‘the wrong sort’ do him no favours One of the mysteries of London musical life ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule 1 Adagio – Moderato The Cello Concerto was the last important work that ...

The Cello Concerto was the last important work that Elgar wrote. Its first performance, in October 1919, with the composer himself conducting, opened the first post-war season of the London Symphony ...