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Elgar's Violin Concerto

EPISODE · Oct 31, 2021 · 51 MIN

Elgar's Violin Concerto

from Record Review Podcast · host BBC Radio 3

David Owen Norris chooses his favourite recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto.Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor was composed for the violinist Fritz Kreisler, who gave the premiere in London in 1910 - and Elgar made a recording with the young Yehudi Menuhin in 1932 that has become a classic. The score has the inscription "Herein is enshrined the soul of ....." The five dots are one of Elgar's enigmas, and many names have been suggested to fit the inscription. Elgar said of the Violin Concerto, "It's good! Awfully emotional! Too emotional, but I love it." Presented by Andrew MacGregor.

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