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Edward William Elgar, Romance for Violin and Piano Op. 1 (1878) in E minor. Played by Simone Lamsma (Violin) and Yurie Miura (Piano). 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 Elgar's from a Worcester orchestra they played in, who was an amateur musician and grocer by trade. It was published by Schott's in 1885 and the first performance was on 20 October, in Worcester. - Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (/ˈɛlɡɑːr/;[1] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of G
