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Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor (Prom 41)

Elgar鈥檚 elegaic Cello Concerto, composed in the wake of the First World War. The concerto was written during the summer of 1919 in Sussex, where during previous years Elgar had heard the sound of the artillery of World War I from across the Channel at night.

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27 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras
Conductor Edward Gardner
Orchestra 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra
Composer Edward Elgar

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