Salut d'amour, Op 12 (Elgar) - from CDH55001 - Hyperion Records

Track(s) taken from CDH55001

In 1888 Edward Elgar composed a short piece originally called Liebesgruß (‘Love’s greeting’), to which he added a dedication ‘à Carice’—a contraction of the Christian names of his then fiancée Caroline Alice Roberts and also the name the couple later gave to their only daughter. The piece was published by Schott the following year, in versions for violin and piano, piano solo, cello and piano, and for small orchestra. Schott soon changed the title to Salut d’amour, with ‘Liebesgruß’ as a subtitle, whereupon it became one of the composer’s most popular, and most widely arranged, works.

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Recording details: March 1989
St Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Release date: September 1989
Total duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

Salut d'amour, Op 12

composer

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

1888; originally entitled Liebesgruß; published in1889 in versions for violin and piano, piano solo, cello and piano, and small orchestra

London Festival Orchestra, Ross Pople (conductor)