Completed in 1919, the Cello Concerto was Edward Elgar's last major work for orchestra, and his most confessional. In spite of fleeting moments of idyllic release, it's dominated by disillusionment, ...

A pupil of Yuri Bashmet, 23-year-old David Aaron Carpenter is the latest addition to the ranks of viola virtuosos, though this debut disc suggests he's got a way to go before he can be placed ...

Remembering the inimitable Jacqueline du Pré, widely considered as one of the greatest classical cellists of the 20th century. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jacqueline du Pré’s Royal ...

As the piece turns 100, Ivan Hewett pays tribute to one of the great works of the 20th century This year marks the centenary of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto, a piece that is dear to the heart of so ...

Those drawn-out opening chords are some of the most memorable in all music. Stern, sensitive and dramatic, they connect this 20th century masterpiece with another monolith of the repertoire, Bach's ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule 1 Adagio – Moderato The Cello Concerto was the last important work that ...

The coupling is a marvellously sympathetic live performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto featuring the golden-toned Chinese virtuoso Jian Wang. Not only is he wholly attuned to the idiom, his gorgeously ...

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra Danish National Symphony Orchestra Edward Elgar, Composer Mario Venzago, Conductor Sol Gabetta, Cello Sospiri Danish National Symphony Orchestra Edward Elgar, Composer ...

Music of profound sorrow and exceptional beauty: Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a phoenix rising from the ashes of a world at war, an elegiac lament for an England lost forever. Much of Edward Elgar’s ...

The Cello Concerto was the last important work that Elgar wrote. Its first performance, in October 1919, with the composer himself conducting, opened the first post-war season of the London Symphony ...