Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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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