Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Discover a captivating programme of early 20th-century English cello works featuring Frank Bridge’s poignant Cello Sonata in D minor, Edward Elgar’s iconic Cello Concerto in E minor, and John Ireland’s brooding yet lyrical Cello Sonata in G minor. Bridge’s sonata blends pre-War Romanticism with wartime melancholy and defiance, Elgar’s masterpiece—composed in 1919 during rural seclusion—spans world-weary poignancy to quicksilver passion, and Ireland’s work fuses terse muscularity with bravura and lyricism. Performed by acclaimed Danish-Swedish cellist Andreas Brantelid, with masterful piano accompaniment from Bengt Forsberg in the sonatas, and The Royal Danish Orchestra conducted by Thomas Søndergård in the Elgar concerto. Brantelid’s expressive depth and wide-ranging repertoire bring these pivotal British masterpieces vividly to life, perfect for lovers of Romantic and post-Romantic cello music.

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