Elgar - Violin Concerto & Vaughan Williams - Th... [OFFICIAL]

Originally written for violin and piano in 1914 and later orchestrated in 1920, this work is technically a "Romance" or "Rhapsody" rather than a concerto.

Composed in 1910 and dedicated to Fritz Kreisler, this is one of the most substantial and technically demanding concertos in the violin canon. Elgar - Violin Concerto & Vaughan Williams - Th...

: A sprawling, intense movement filled with "bristling temperament" and "rapt ardour". Originally written for violin and piano in 1914

: A soulful, lyrical slow movement described by critics as having a "floatingly diaphanous lightness". : A soulful, lyrical slow movement described by

: The concerto is famous for its intimate second subject, often associated with Elgar’s close friend Alice Stuart-Wortley, whom he nicknamed "Windflower". Structure :

This specific pairing of Edward Elgar ’s and Ralph Vaughan Williams ’ The Lark Ascending is most famously found on two definitive recordings: the 1997 EMI release featuring Nigel Kennedy with Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra , and the 2004 Deutsche Grammophon release with Hilary Hahn, Sir Colin Davis , and the London Symphony Orchestra .