This concert was recorded at All Saints’ Church in Helmsley. The full programme is listed below, and the short clip above features Elgar’s Violin Sonata.
Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin
Christopher Glynn piano
Elgar Chanson de Nuit
Elgar Chanson de Matin
Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor
I Allegro
II Romance: Andante
III Allegro non troppo
The violin was Elgar’s instrument and the vehicle for some of his most personal works, from song-like early pieces to the impassioned and moving sonata that ends this recital.
‘wonderfully subtle, introspective and touching’ (The Guardian)