The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is almost like a personal confession: it was ‘too emotional’, Elgar admitted, adding that he loved it nonetheless. The Spanish ...

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They have the unofficial title of 'six concertos for several instruments'. Although the concertos were written across a number of years, they were finally completed in 1721.

In chapter one of this concerto, it opens with a delicate violin solo, mimicking the soft chirps and melodies of morning birdsong. As the symphony builds, various instruments interject ...