All Elgar articles – Page 2
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VideoAndreas Brantelid performs Elgar on Stradivarius cello
The performance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy was recorded in 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Alisa Weilerstein (cello) London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth
Peter Quantrill gives his thoughts on the performance at London’s Barbican, 19 December 2019
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VideoPrepare with Nicky: Part 1 - who is Elgar
In the first of Nicola Benedetti’s ‘Prepare with Nicky’ series, the violinist is focusing on Edward Elgar. Benedetti says: ‘Elgar is certainly one of the most beloved British composers and we felt it fitting to play a piece of music by him with our Advanced Orchestra at The Benedetti Sessions, ...
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Premium ❘ FeatureA Human Heart
To mark the centenary of the completion and premiere of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, cellist Raphael Wallfisch reflects upon the period and circumstances surrounding the work’s creation and subsequent life
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ReviewNing Feng: Elgar and Finzi violin concertos
Old-fashioned violin virtuosity makes a case for these two concertos
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VideoElgar tribute from Bavarian State Orchestra strings
A string septet from the Bayerisches Staatsorchester, on tour in London, plays Land of Hope and Glory in the Barbican foyer on Elgar’s birthday
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ReviewClare Howick, John Paul Ekins: British Music for Violin and Piano
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Gorgeous musical miniatures spark to life in the hands of experts Musicians: Clare Howick (violin) John Paul Ekins (piano) Works: ELGAR Violin Sonata in E minor op.82; Three Characteristic Pieces; and works by Bridge, ...
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BlogsHow Schumann’s suppressed Violin Concerto made history – and the ideal subject for a novel
A glamorous violin virtuosa, a hidden masterpiece, a ouija board, Nazis, Ravel’s Tzigane. It’s not hard to see why author Jessica Duchen was attracted to the story of Jelly D’Arányi. As her novel becomes a UK touring concert, she writes about the strange facts behind the fiction
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FocusRalph Kirshbaum discusses the personal significance of the Elgar Cello Concerto
In the ‘Sentimental Work’ column in the August 2017 issue of The Strad, the US cellist and pedagogue tells how the Elgar Concerto has played a part in some of his most memorable and emotional concerts
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NewsThe Strad August 2017 issue is out now
German cellist Jan Vogler discusses cross-arts collaboration and his new project with Hollywood actor Bill Murray
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ReviewElgar: Violin Concerto in B minor op.61; Haydn: Concerto in F major for violin, keyboard and strings
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: The Elgar Concerto’s first Soviet recording by the scion of the Oistrakh family Musicians: Igor Oistrakh (violin), Natalia Zertsalova (piano), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra/Valentin Zhuk Composer: Elgar, Haydn Catalogue ...
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ArticleSol Gabetta performs Elgar's Cello Concerto at Proms 2016
Sol Gabetta performs the fourth movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto at the 2016 BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. Read: ‘There is a tiger inside my instrument': Sol Gabetta talks about her newly acquired cello Watch: Sol Gabetta’s cello transformed by light ...
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ArticleSol Gabetta's cello transformed by light show for BBC Proms
Cellist Sol Gabetta has teamed with 59 Productions to create 'Cello', a short film commissioned by the BBC Proms. The film features Gabetta performing the opening of Elgar's Cello Concerto as her 300-year-old Gofriller instrument is transformed by a series of animations which respond to and evolve ...
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ReviewDebussy: Violin Sonata. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor op.82. Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor. Sibelius: Berceuse op.79 no.6
The Strad Issue: July 2016Description: Grand, romantic takes on three Romantic sonatasMusicians: James Ehnes (violin) ; Andrew Armstrong (piano)Composer: Britten, Stravinsky, Vaughan WilliamsCatalogue number: ONYX 4159 Ehnes and Armstrong’s account of Debussy’s Sonata is eloquent and multicoloured, giving full measure to its many voices and weaving them ...
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ReviewVirtuoso. Works for violin and piano by Britten, Dohnányi, Dvorák, Elgar, Falla, Paganini, Sarasate, Strauss, Stravinsky, Tárrega, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: Kavakos displays his technical prowess in a programme of encore pieces Musicians: Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Enrico Pace (piano) Composer: Britten, Dohnányi, Dvorák, Elgar, Falla, Paganini, Sarasate, Strauss, Stravinsky, Tárrega, Tchaikovsky, ...
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ReviewElgar: Serenade for strings; Salut d’amour; Chanson de matin; Chanson de nuit; In Moonlight; Introduction and Allegro. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Zukerman returns to VW’s Lark and the English music he loves Musicians: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Pinchas Zukerman (violin/viola) Composer: Elgar; Vaughan-Williams Principal guest conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009, ...
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ArticleYo-Yo Ma performs Elgar's Cello Concerto
Yo-Yo Ma performs the first movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim in 1997. Read 9 opinions on performance and career by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free ...
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