Elgar - Violin Concerto & Vaughan Williams - Th... -

: The concerto is famous for its intimate second subject, often associated with Elgar’s close friend Alice Stuart-Wortley, whom he nicknamed "Windflower". Structure :

: A sprawling, intense movement filled with "bristling temperament" and "rapt ardour". Elgar - Violin Concerto & Vaughan Williams - Th...

Originally written for violin and piano in 1914 and later orchestrated in 1920, this work is technically a "Romance" or "Rhapsody" rather than a concerto. : The concerto is famous for its intimate