Yet Newman himself did have an idea of what Elgar wanted: ‘Some of the colour is meant to be no more than a vague wash against which the solo cello defines itself.’ He went on to speak of ...

1 & 2 – piano solo; The Fringes of the Fleet ... AVIE AV2129 (2-CD) ELGAR Sea Pictures (c/w Symphonies 1 & 2; Enigma Variations; Cello Concerto; Chanson de nuit; Chanson de matin; Elegy ...