Times article on Elgar and vibrato

I'd posted an article on July 11th which didn't seem to arouse much interest at the time but it mentioned Elgar as an example.

A few days ago the New York Times posted an article concerning the conductor Roger Norrington's desire ((?) to do the First Pomp and Circumstance March (Yes, the one with "Land of Hope and Glory") without vibrato with much consequent outrage but, by the time I saw it, I was too late to post a comment on that site.

However, I need only point to Elgar's 1932 electrical recording of the Violin Concerto with the 16 year old Yehudi Menuhin who not only uses plenty of vibrato on that recording but also an extensive use of "portamento" in which he slides from one note to another.

According to Menuhin, Elgar, at the first meeting only heard the first page, said he was sure the recording would be excellent and, as for him, he was off to the races!

So it seems to me, the musicological dwelling on how much vibrato should be used seems rather foolish nowadays and I think Mr. Norrington is only trying to be provocative.