Composer: Frederick Delius, Edward William Elgar
Performer: Nicolas Dautricourt, Capriccio Quartet
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Channel
Catalogue: CCS48725
Release: 2025
Size: 1.38 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro molto
04. Elgar: Salut d’amour, Op. 12
Delius: Suite for Violin and Orchestra
05. I. Pastorale
06. II. Intermezzo
07. III. Elégie
08. IV. Finale
‘If you want to know who, for me, is the greatest living composer, I’ll tell you without hesitation – it’s Elgar, whom I place on the same level as my idols Beethoven and Brahms!’ So said the great virtuoso Kreisler.’ Nicolas Dautricourt continues: ‘This Concerto, with its unbridled lyricism and unique proportions, is an Everest for any violinist.’ In this, his first recording for Channel Classics, the French violinist brings together three works by two English composers. In 1888, in the same year Elgar wrote the famous Salut d’amour for his fiancée Caroline Alice Roberts, Frederick Delius composed his Suite for Violin and Orchestra, one of his very first works. The Suite, which only received its premiere in 1984, is heard here in this insightful arrangement by Frédéric Chaslin for violin, piano and string quartet.
