Romance for violin (Elgar)
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The Romance in E minor for violin and piano is a work by Edward Elgar composed in 1878 or 1879 [1] and published in 1885 as his Opus 1.
The Romance was dedicated to Oswin Grainger, an older friend of Elgar's from a Worcester orchestra they played in, who was an amateur musician and grocer by trade.[2] It was published by Schott's in 1885 and the first performance was on 20 October, in Worcester.[3]
Andante, 12/8, E minor
Following a four-bar introduction by the piano, the violin introduces the subject.
The same piano introduction then leads to the second subject in G minor, played by the violin.
The music reaches two passionate climaxes before the first theme reappears. Double stops in the violin lead to the quiet conclusion of the work.
It is a short piece, with a performance time of approximately five minutes.
Recordings
- Elgar: Romance for Violin & Piano, Op. 1, Simone Lamsma (Violin), Yurie Miura (Piano)
- Elgar: Romance for Violin & Piano, Op. 1[permanent dead link], Marat Bisengaliev (Violin), Benjamin Frith (Piano)
