and the Times music critic H. C. Colles’s perception in it of ‘a mind that can think on a big scale, but loves to play with children far more’ could apply equally to the Concerto.

in which the 30-year-old violinist said highly flattering things about Elgar’s music, and wished he would write something for violin. Elgar eventually got down to composing the concerto in ...

In any case the music and the way it’s played are the principal priorities. First, the Beethoven Concerto, a whole new world according to Frank Peter Zimmermann in 2019. His recording with the English ...