Elgar: Violin Concerto Christian Tetzlaff, BBC Philharmonic & John Storgårds

• Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61:
• 1 Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegro 15:42
• 2 Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante 11:05
• 3 Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: III. Allegro molto 16:13
• Total Runtime 43:00

Info for Elgar: Violin Concerto

Star-violinist Christian Tetzlaff, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor John Storgårds present in this album two major British violin concertos written between a century, in 1910 and 2005. Elgar’s passionate violin concerto, completed in 1910, is a classical-romantic violin concerto in three movements. This huge and highly emotional work was in the wake of modernism neglected for several decades before entering into standard concerto repertoire. Here Christian Tetzlaff follows the model of the early recordings of Elgar’s concerto with substantially quicker tempos compared to most modern recordings, and having a great influence on the impact of the piece. Adès’ violin concerto ‘Concentric Paths’, is already a modern classic and no doubt one of the most important concertos written during this century. With its very demanding violin part the work has all the elements of a true concerto, allowing the soloist to sing with his instrument. The beauty of this music lies that everything is written so clearly.

Christian Tetzlaff, violin
BBC Philharmonic
John Storgårds, conductor

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