Frenchman Henri Casadesus wore several hats: composer, violist and skillful musical mimic. In 1924, Casadesus (1879-1947) unveiled what he claimed to be a long-missing work by George Frideric Handel ...

This is one of the two most performed cello concertos in the world (the other being by Elgar) and with such a story to tell that it would make a great weepy all on its own. Like the New World Symphony ...

Despite the status that Elgar’s Cello Concerto has acquired since its premiere, there is a case to be made for proposing that it was in fact the Violin Concerto that was truly the composer’s favourite ...

Occasionally, a recording comes along which radically changes a great piece: Nikolaj Znaider's amazing account of Elgar's Violin Concerto is revolutionary. Its marketing pitch is that Znaider plays ...

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 Allegro The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is ...

Cellist Lynn Harrell is the soloist, with the Oregon Symphony conducted by Ulf Schirmer, in the Cello Concerto in B minor by Antonin Dvorak.