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Britten, Brahms, Elgar & Sibelius: Violin Concertos

Modern Virtuosic Romantic Dramatic Violin
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Details

Composer
Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar, Jean Sibelius
Artist
Ida Haendel
Format
CD
Label
ICA Classics
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
ICAC5185
UPC
5060244551855

About

The world-renowned violinist Ida Haendel CBE (1928-2020) was born in Poland, a child prodigy whose career spanned seven decades. She studied with the greatest teachers of the time, Carl Flesch and George Enescu. Haendel made her London debut playing the Brahms Concerto at the Royal Albert Hall Promenade concerts in 1937, to great acclaim. The association with the Proms was lifelong and resulted in 68 appearances there. At the outset of war she moved to the UK, before finally settling in the US. Her close affinity with the Sibelius Violin Concerto drew praise from the composer, while her performances of the Brahms, Elgar and Britten concertos were of the very highest quality. She toured widely under such great conductors as Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Adrian Boult, Sergiu Celibidache, Bernard Haitink, Otto Klemperer, Raphael Kubelik, Charles Munch, Sir Georg Solti, Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta. She died at her home in Miami aged 92.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro non troppo (cadenza by Joseph Joachim) 22:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo (cadenza by Joseph Joachim)
    Duration
    22:47
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  3. 2 II. Adagio 09:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  4. 3 III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 08:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  5. 4 I. Allegro moderato 16:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    16:02
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paavo Berglund
  6. 5 II. Adagio di molto 09:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio di molto
    Duration
    09:25
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paavo Berglund
  7. 6 III. Allegro ma non tanto 07:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro ma non tanto
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Paavo Berglund
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 I. Allegro 17:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    17:41
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Boult
  10. 2 II. Andante 11:27
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    11:27
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Boult
  11. 3 III. Allegro molto 18:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro molto
    Duration
    18:54
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Adrian Boult
  12. 4 I. Moderato con moto - Agitato - Tempo primo - 09:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Moderato con moto - Agitato - Tempo primo -
    Duration
    09:19
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  13. 5 II. Vivace - Animando - Largamente - Cadenza - 08:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Vivace - Animando - Largamente - Cadenza -
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis
  14. 6 III. Passacaglia 14:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Passacaglia
    Duration
    14:13
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Ida Haendel
    Ensemble
    BBC Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Andrew Davis