in which the 30-year-old violinist said highly flattering things about Elgar’s music, and wished he would write something for violin. Elgar eventually got down to composing the concerto in ...

Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres - they are most prominent in the Western classical tradition and in many varieties of folk music, however they ... and so makes a ...

The music brings images of seasonal poems to life ... The icy wind is created by rushing runs of violin notes creating a swirling movement. Leaping violin notes give a sense of people stamping ...