Elgar: Violin Concerto, Op. 61 Vilde Frang, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Robin Ticciati

• Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61:
• 1 Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: I. Allegro 17:45
• 2 Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante 11:47
• 3 Elgar: Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: III. Allegro molto 19:33
• Carissima (Version for Violin and Piano):
• 4 Elgar: Carissima (Version for Violin and Piano) 03:38
• William Lloyd Webber (1914 - 1982): The Gardens at Eastwell "A Late Summer Impression" (Arr. Soudoplatoff for Violin and Strings):
• 5 Webber: The Gardens at Eastwell "A Late Summer Impression" (Arr. Soudoplatoff for Violin and Strings) 02:32
• Total Runtime 55:15

Info for Elgar: Violin Concerto, Op. 61

“I have wanted to record this concerto for a long time, and Elgar actually has been a very late discovery for me, the Violin Concerto. But it didn't take me a long time to become a very passionate ambassador for this piece. And I really feel that the format of this piece is such a vast piece of music and it's more on the symphonic scale than a violin concerto to me, which is why I take immense pleasure in playing this concerto.” (Vilde Frang)

The album also features Elgar’s short piece Carissima with Thomas Hoppe at the piano.

The Violin Concerto by the English late Romantic composer Edward Elgar, whose world premiere with the famous violinist Fritz Kreisler took place in London in 1910 under the composer's direction, is certainly a remarkable work with a special destiny. For, unlike much of Elgar's artistic legacy, it has remained in the repertoire from its premiere to the present day, and was performed with equal success in the 1950s-1980s, when Elgar's music appeared only sporadically in concert halls and recording studios. Fritz Kreisler was not only the initiator of the concert, but also a sincere admirer of Elgar. In his appreciation he went so far as to name him the greatest living composer in 1905 (our Antonín Dvořák had been dead for about a year at that time, so we need not be too sorry about this designation). In any case, the work Elgar created for him certainly does not spare the soloist, quite the contrary. In addition to the high technical demands, it is also quite extensive - most performances approach an hour. As in the case of Dvořák's brilliant Cello Concerto, it is also a symphonic work with a strong solo part rather than a "pure" instrumental concerto. Nevertheless (or perhaps because of it) it is quite popular among performers and listeners, especially in the Anglo-Saxon milieu. Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang (b. 1986) says of it that, although she discovered it for herself rather late, its symphonic conception quickly won her over and it is now one of her most popular pieces.

This can also be felt in her distinctive conception, which combines technical sovereignty with emotional immediacy and at the same time a certain grandeur of expression.

The reviews of Vilde Frang’s recent Elgar concert performances have been outstanding, media writing about a remarkable performance bringing out Elgar’s extraordinary beauty.

“Vilde Frang triumphs in Elgar’s Violin Concerto when the CBSO tour comes to Cardiff” (Seen and Heard International)

“…violin virtuoso Vilde Frang captures every moment of febrility and nobility with a startling immediacy” (The Guardian)

Vilde Frang, violin
Thomas Hoppe, piano
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Robin Ticciati, conductor

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