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Article: Elgar: Violin Concerto; Vaughan Williams: the Lark Ascending.(Sound Recording Review)
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- April 1, 2005
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Elgar: Violin Concerto; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Hillary Hahn, violin; Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra. DG B00003026-02.
I have to admit that it's hard for me to remain attentive through music that I don't particularly like. The Elgar Violin Concerto has been popular among the public for nearly a century, so there's no doubting its quality, but I have never found it very compelling, especially not the first movement, which seems to me to drift all over the place. There is a sweet second movement, true, and things do finally come together in the last movement, but it seems a long time coming.
Anyway, this is meant as no disrespect ...