[Elgar] Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 : Beauty Born from the Shadows of War

[Title]
Elgar : Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
[Musicians]
Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Daniel Barenboim (Conductor)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
1967
[Musical Traits]
Composed during the period of confusion and loss immediately following the end of World War I.
The cello's solo part maximizes Elgar's unique elegance and sorrow, and is the result of a perfect musical expression of the personal pain that Elgar experienced and the changes of the times.
[Track List]
00:00 I. Adagio - Moderato
08:35 II. Lento - Allegro molto
12:49 III. Adagio
18:10 IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
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