Elgar's Two Great Concertos

In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham Abbott provides an introduction to the two completed concertos by Sir Edward Elgar. Mention 'Elgar' and 'concerto' in the same sentence, and the chances are the piece that will come to mind will be his famous Cello Concerto from 1919; however Elgar also completed a magnificent, grand concerto for solo violin, composed a decade earlier. This episode of Classics Unlocked featured the following recordings: ALFREDO CAMPOLI: THE BEL CANTO VIOLIN - VOL 5 Alfredo, Campoli, violin Decca/Eloquence 482 5143 ELGAR Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello Decca Classics 485 0241 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Elgar's Two Great Concertos is an episode from Classics Unlocked with Graham Abbott by Tom Ford.

This episode is 47:33 long.

This episode was published on Apr 9, 2020.

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