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Edward Elgar

Romance for violin (Elgar)

The Romance in E minor for violin and piano is a work by Edward Elgar composed in 1878 or 1879 and published in 1885 as his Opus 1. The Romance was dedicated to Oswin Grainger, an older friend of

Structure#

Andante, 12/8, E minor Following a four-bar introduction by the piano, the violin introduces the subject. \relative c’ \new Staff \with \remove “Time_signature_engraver” \set Staff.midiInstrument = “violin” \key e \minor \time 12/8 e'2.\p \upbow \ ) e4( dis8!) a'4.\downbow _\markup \italic restez. ( a8 g– fis–) e4.\ ( e8!) e4– dis8–\downbow fis2.\upbow The same piano introduction then leads to the second subject in G minor, played by the violin. \relative c’ \new Staff \with \remove “Time_signature_engraver” \set Staff.midiInstrument = “violin” \key e \minor \time 12/8 d2.\p ^\markup \italic poco più mosso. ( e\ 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, Marat Bisengaliev (Violin), Benjamin Frith (Piano)

References#

        • Score, Elgar: Romance pour Violon, Schott & Co., London, ca. 1885
    • Other Music for Piano and Violin on website from Elgar Society *
Composer
Edward Elgar