Previously published I first heard Nielsen’s Violin Concerto (1911) early into my classical collecting, a Radio 3 broadcast with Ralph Holmes, Bryden Thomson conducting. Loved it. James Ehnes throws himself into the opening flourishes with athleticism but doesn’t quite find maximum tenderness in the lyrical aftermath, but certainly Edward Gardner has detail in focus as … Continue reading RELEASED TODAY, May 12: Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic record music by Carl Nielsen for Chandos – Symphony No.4 (Inextinguishable) and, with James Ehnes, the Violin Concerto.