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Elgar: Violin Concerto | Classical review

(RCA)Nikolaj Znaider has the good Âfortune to play an extraordinary violin â€“ the 1741 Guarnerius del Gesu that once belonged to Fritz Kreisler â€“ that ÂKreisler used for the premiere of the ÂElgar concerto, with the composer Âconducting, in 1910. Yet though Kreisler admired the work Âenormously, calling it the greatest Âconcerto for his instrument since Beethoven's, he never recorded it, so Znaider's recording is the first using this very special violin. Even wit...

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Elgar: Violin Concerto | Classical review

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