Deryk Barker wrote:

>The concerto is IMHO not only one of Elgar's masterpieces, but the
>greatest concertante work for cello, bar none.

Not to take anything away from Elgar's cello concerto, I think that the
Dvorak cello concerto and Shostakovich's two cello concertos are at the
same high level as Elgar's.  Also, let's not forget the cello concertos
of Leopold Hofmann.

Don Satz
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