Elgar - Violin Concerto & Vaughan Williams - Th... Apr 2026

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.

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 . Elgar - Violin Concerto & Vaughan Williams - Th...

Composed in 1910 and dedicated to Fritz Kreisler, this is one of the most substantial and technically demanding concertos in the violin canon. 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

Elgar: Violin Concerto - Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

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

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