When Elgar was 70 in 1927, the Gramophone Company offered him a new contract for the term of his life. This week, Malcolm Ruthven introduces one of the earliest recordings made under these new terms, the Cello Concerto played by Beatrice Harrison.
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When Elgar was 70 in 1927, the Gramophone Company offered him a new contract for the term of his life. This week, Malcolm Ruthven introduces one of the earliest recordings made under these new terms, the Cello Concerto played by Beatrice Harrison.
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