Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto in B Minor Op. 61 premiered on this day in 1910.
The first performance was given by Fritz Kreisler, with Elgar conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.
TASMIN LITTLE | ELGAR VIOLIN CONCERTO IN B MINOR | SIR ANDREW DAVIS & BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Elgar: Violin Concerto & Serenade for Strings |CD|
James Ehnes
Andrew Davis & Philharmonia Orchestra
Release Date: January 8, 2008
ONYX CLASSICS
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