Composition: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82 (1918)
Composer: Sir Edward William Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Sheet music: [ Ссылка ]_(Elgar,_Edward)
Performance: Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Hepzibah Menuhin, piano
The Violin Sonata was one of three chamber works Elgar composed more or less concurrently towards the end of the First World War at Brinkwells, the country cottage the Elgars had rented near Fittleworth in Sussex. Although he had begun work on the String Quartet before the sonata, he completed the sonata first. Elgar was himself a competent player of both the violin and the piano and the work proceeded quickly to completion in little over a month.
Although the sonata displays Elgar's familiar musical skills, the war had changed Elgar and his audience. The mood of the sonata is rather reserved, as was the critics' reaction to it. Although the sonata continues to be played occasionally, in contrast to Elgar's more substantial works, it has never gained a secure place in the concert repertoire.
The Violin Sonata in E minor was completed on 15 September 1918, and first performed on 21 March 1919 at a British Music Society meeting, by Elgar's great friend W. H. Reed, with Landon Ronald on piano.
Mvt. I, Allegro risoluto - 0:00
Mvt. II, Andante - 8:50
Mvt. III, Allegro non troppo - 18:40
