Elgar Remembered
- Thursday, January 1, 2015
A centenary tribute by Gramophone's founder, Compton Mackenzie (Gramophone, June 1957)
A centenary tribute by Gramophone's founder, Compton Mackenzie (Gramophone, June 1957)
A tribute to the Australian composer, 50 years on...
‘There are many violinists – then there is Heifetz.’ David Oistrakh’s now celebrated aphorism revealed the universal reverence felt towards Jascha Heifetz by the world’s string players. Heifetz was, indeed, the nonpareil of violinists.
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Was Bach a genius? Or simply a superb technical craftsman? Simon Heighes tries to pin down Bach's genius with a little help from some friends
Lindsay Kemp explores the link between the two great composers...
Sir Simon Rattle introduces Mahler's Symphony No 5
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