Edward Elgar

In Moonlight

"In Moonlight" is a song with music written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1904 to words from the poem "An Ariette for Music. To a Lady singing to her Accompaniment on the Guitar", by Percy

Lyrics#

Elgar used only the first and third stanzas of Shelley’s poem, “An Ariette for Music”. IN MOONLIGHT (ARIETTE)

Recordings#

“The Unknown Elgar” includes “In Moonlight” performed by Teresa Cahill (soprano), with Barry Collett (piano).
Elgar: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Reinild Mees (piano)
Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar has “In Moonlight” performed by Amanda Pitt (soprano), with David Owen Norris (piano).
The Songs of Edward Elgar SOMM CD 220 Catherine Wyn-Rogers (soprano) with Malcolm Martineau (piano), at Southlands College, London, April 1999

Videos#

(sound only) - Felicity Lott (soprano) with Graham Johnson (piano) 2008

References#

Banfield, Stephen, Sensibility and English Song: Critical studies of the early 20th century (Cambridge University Press, 1985)
Kennedy, Michael, Portrait of Elgar (Oxford University Press, 1968)
Young, Percy M., Elgar O.M. (Collins, 1955)

Composer: Edward Elgar