Edward
Elgar's Romance is the exquisite
miniature coming between two masterpieces, the Violin Concerto and the Second
Symphony. Elgar uses the bassoon as
a singer of the most melancholy of songs-perhaps of a romance long past. A brief turn to the major mode in the
central section accompanies arching melodic lines filled with fervid longing, and
the conclusion returns to the introspection of the opening section. Elgar wrote the work for bassoonist Edwin
James, who at the time was chairman of the self-governing London Symphony
Orchestra. The day after the premiere
of the Romance, James announced
Elgar's appointment as chief conductor of the LSO. Peter Kolkay
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Edward Elgar
Romance, Op. 62 Play
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Romance, Op. 62 Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar's Romance is the exquisite miniature coming between two masterpieces, the Violin Concerto and the Second Symphony. Elgar uses the bassoon as a singer of the most melancholy of songs-perhaps of a romance long past. A brief turn to the major mode in the central section accompanies arching melodic lines filled with fervid longing, and the conclusion returns to the introspection of the opening section. Elgar wrote the work for bassoonist Edwin James, who at the time was chairman of the self-governing London Symphony Orchestra. The day after the premiere of the Romance, James announced Elgar's appointment as chief conductor of the LSO. Peter Kolkay
More music by Edward Elgar
Sonata for Violin and Piano in e minor, Op. 82
Salut d'Amour
Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2
Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1
Enigma Variations
Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82
Salut D' Amour
Performances by same musician(s)
Concertpiece, Op. 2
Sonate, Op. 41
Solo de concert for bassoon and Piano, Op. 35
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