FAVOURITE CELLO CONCERTOS
(Philips 462 505-2, two CDs)

I PREFER Julian Lloyd Webber's Elgar Cello Concerto to Jacqueline Du Pre's. And you can now get his noble performance without having Menuhin's anaemic Enigma Variations, because it has been re-issued in a set of cello concertos. I have a soft spot for JLW's Dvorak Concerto, too, and it is also now in better company than on its original CD. The other main works here are Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations and Saint-Saens's A minor Concerto. The package also includes shorter works including Faure's Elegie and Saint-Saens's Allegro Appassionato and The Swan. The accompaniments are provided by various orchestras and conductors.
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Tully Potter