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Elgar's Cello Concerto

The Building a Library recommendation for a recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto from yesterday's Record Review.

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59 minutes

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • Testament.
  • Hans Zender

    Der Leiermann (Winterreise)

    Composer: Franz Schubert. Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Schubert's Winterreise: A Composed Interpretation.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 16.

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