Building a Library, Elgar (composer)
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Elgar: Violin Concerto
RecommendedTasmin Little (violin)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
Little and Davis steer a near-perfect path between the English stoicism and continental passion that lies at the heart of this glorious score. Positioned naturally against the orchestra, Little... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2010, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, October 2021, Also Recommended
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Elgar: Violin Concerto RecommendedThomas Zehetmair (violin), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
Zehetmair...is able to marry impassioned purpose with appreciation of Elgar's complexity...Mark Elder's direction is stunning...there's a warm glow about the Hallé sound that adds an extra strand... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2012, First Choice
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - Concerto
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Elgar: Violin Concerto & Enigma Variations
RecommendedYehudi Menuhin (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra & Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Sir Edward Elgar
a passing of the musical baton from one generation to the next if ever there was one, and a very moving one at that. Elgar's reading is an aptly broad, reflective one, while Menuhin's playing... — More…
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Building a Library, July 2001, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, June 2011, Featured
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Britten & Elgar: Works for Cello and Orchestra
RecommendedTruls Mørk (cello)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
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Building a Library, February 2004, Modern Choice
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Elgar & Lutoslawski: Cello Concertos
RecommendedPieter Wispelwey (cello)
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jac van Steen
The utterly sympathetic performance of the Elgar displays both elasticity and plentiful re-creative fantasy. A notable achievement in every way. — More…
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Building a Library, June 2014, Recommendation on single disc
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Elgar: Violin Concerto
RecommendedPhilippe Graffin (violin)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley
This is a passionate, strongly argued performance, with Graffin's extrovert solo performance well supported by the RLPO and Handley. — More…
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Building A Library, October 2021, Also Recommended
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Great Violinists - Albert Sammons
RecommendedAlbert Sammons (violin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamilton Harty
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Building a Library, June 2019, Also Recommended
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Elgar: Cello Concerto & The Dream of Gerontius
RecommendedPaul Tortelier (cello), Heddle Nash, Gladys Ripley, Dennis Noble, Norman Walker
Huddersfield Choral Society, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent
This pioneering set of Gerontius has come up newly minted in these superbly engineered transfers taken from 78rpm masters. That only enhances the incandescence and fervour of the reading itself,... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2006, Historic Choice
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Building a Library, December 2017, Also Recommended
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