The Romantic Violin Concerto Vol.10

Hyperion s Romantic Violin Concerto series reaches its tenth volume, and turns to two composers based in England, and works by them that have lain hidden for decades. This disc provides a fascinating glimpse of musical history and the shifting fashions of the age which made fame such a fleeting thing for so many composers. Frederic Cliffe had a brief but dazzling career as a composer, but he disappeared as quickly as he had arrived, and his reputation rests on only six works, including his violin concerto. Baron Frédéric d Erlanger was a banker, born in Paris but with a German father and American mother, who moved to London in his teens. He was also a composer, and although his catalogue of works is not huge, he enjoyed a steady stream of first performances by the most celebrated artists and orchestras of the day. Hyperion is delighted to welcome back Philippe Graffin, whose earlier outing in this series met with great critical success.