Description
In the summer of 1918, composer Edward Elgar retreated to the countryside. Upon receiving reports in August of the impending end of World War I, Elgar was inspired to rapidly complete an initial draft of his acclaimed Violin Sonata in just four weeks. Elgar's terse diary entry simply stated, "Wrote some music." However, his wife Alice was more effusive, remarking, "E. writing wonderful new music, different from anything else of his."
This magnificent work is now available in a Henle Urtext edition, meticulously edited by British violinist and Elgar expert Rupert Marshall-Luck. Marshall-Luck thoroughly examined and evaluated the various source materials - including sketches, drafts, autograph copies, proofs, and the first edition - in accordance with the rigorous standards of Urtext editing.
