RE: Addendum - Elgar Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, A. Davis and the RSNO - PAR

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RE: Addendum - Elgar Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, A. Davis and the RSNO

Posted by PAR (A) on January 30, 2021 at 05:13:21

In Reply to: Addendum - Elgar Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, A. Davis and the RSNO posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 29, 2021 at 19:34:35:

The two essential recordings of the Elgar violin concerto are by Albert Sammons who made the first complete recording in 1929 and Yehudi Menuhin with Elgar himself conducting (1932). These have to be heard to form a considered opinion of later versions IMO.

The Sammons recording was available on an excellent CD transfer available on the short lived Novello label though other transfers exist. The Menuhin/Elgar is now on Warner but had previously been available continually since 1932 (78, LP, CD) on HMV/EMI. So a record that has never gone out of print for nearly 90 years . EMI last issued it as a Great Recording of the Century and for once there can be no argument on that score. I listened to it yesterday and was amazed at the sound quality given its age. Mono of course and with the expected technical limitations but those long gone engineers knew how to make a recording in service to the music.

NB: I find the new recording from Nicola Benedetti almost unlistenable as for me it crosses the boundary from forceful to forced. So no agreement with Gramophone there then :-).
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Topic - Just another day or two left for the 30%-off Chandos sale at the Chandos site - Chris from Lafayette 14:42:00 01/27/21 (9)

Addendum - Elgar Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, A. Davis and the RSNO - Chris from Lafayette 19:34:35 01/29/21 (4)

RE: Addendum - Elgar Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, A. Davis and the RSNO - PAR 01/30/2105:13:21 01/30/21 (3)

Elgar and Menuhin indeed seems like a good place to start - jdaniel@jps.net 06:26:44 01/30/21 (2)

RE: Elgar and Menuhin indeed seems like a good place to start - PAR 07:12:41 01/30/21 (1)

"I am also advised that Hugh Bean did indeed record the Violin Concerto with the RLPO under Sir Charles Groves - Chris from Lafayette 12:35:33 01/30/21 (0)

RE: Just another day or two left for the 30%-off Chandos sale at the Chandos site - gussclarinet 12:26:08 01/28/21 (1)

Well, he IS knowledgeable - but he DOES get into those moods! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 02:11:01 01/30/21 (0)

CUTS! - pbarach 16:24:33 01/27/21 (1)

Yes - I think you're right about the Copland performances - Chris from Lafayette 16:39:34 01/27/21 (0)

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RE: Addendum - Elgar Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, A. Davis and the RSNO - PAR 01/30/2105:13:21 01/30/21 (3)

Elgar and Menuhin indeed seems like a good place to start - jdaniel@jps.net 06:26:44 01/30/21 (2)

RE: Elgar and Menuhin indeed seems like a good place to start - PAR 07:12:41 01/30/21 (1)

"I am also advised that Hugh Bean did indeed record the Violin Concerto with the RLPO under Sir Charles Groves - Chris from Lafayette 12:35:33 01/30/21 (0)

RE: Addendum - Elgar Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little, A. Davis and the RSNO

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