Edward Elgar: Salut D'Amour Op. 12 For Violoncello And Piano: Violin: Score

Salut d'amour op. 12 for Violin and Piano-Edward Elgar s Salut D Amour is one of those pieces by the British composer that has a particularly haunting melody.The short work also had a special significance for the composer. CarolineAlice Roberts had been having Piano lessons with Elgar since 1886. Their teacher-pupil relationship soon blossomed into love and they became engaged in 1888. It was in this year that Elgar composed SalutD Amour for his bride initially with the German title Liebesgruß . They got married in 1889 and the work was published at the same time. Henle are now publishing this moderately difficult immortal classic inthe original versions for Violin and Piano Violoncello and Piano (HN1189) and Piano solo (HN1190).