Elgar Cello Concerto:
Some were inquiring about
the Elgar Cello Concerto at rehearsal and what it "meant."
During my interview with
World Class Cellist Zuill Bailey a few months ago (on his new CD of the Elgar
Concerto) he related to me the story behind this important concerto.
1. First the entire
concerto is a lamentation for all mankind following WWI. Elgar saw no
real hope for the future of mankind. We hear this in the 1st movement as
it relates sadness of humanity and in the middle of the movement, you can hear
Elgar's remembrance of happier days in his childhood before tragedy (heard in
the brass) strikes again and the movement ends in melancholy.
2. Also 2 personal
very tragic events occurred in his life as well. First Elgar's mother
passed away and then a few months later his sister (who he was extremely close
to) passed away as well.
Thus Elgar was under a VERY
"black cloud" when he wrote this cello concerto.
Ken Hedgecock, Producer of
Classical Music Discoveries and Trombonist in OSU
To preview the concerti for
the April 18 Concert:
Elgar:
Jacqueline du Pre's version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgdbqt2ON0
Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme
by Puccini
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Third movement (Allegro ma
non tanto) that starts at 25:30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsbrRAgv1b4
Previews for the Liszt and Smetana on earlier blog entries.
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