"Carissima" is a piece for small orchestra by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar.
It was composed in December 1913 and published in 1914 by Elkin & Co.
It was the first work of Elgar's to be recorded, and the recording was its first performance. Landon Ronald persuaded Elgar to conduct the work for a recording by the Gramophone Company on 21 January 1914, so that a recording would be available when the piece was first played publicly. [1] It was dedicated to Winifred Stephens "Mrs. Jeffrey Stephens", who was sister of the singer Muriel Foster and worked for the recording company. [2] The first public performance was at a concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 15 February 1914, conducted by Landon Ronald. [3]
Elgar arranged this work for piano solo. [4]
Notes
- ^ Kennedy, p.302
- ^ Kennedy, p.291
- ^ Moore, p.658
- ^ "IMSLP, Elgar: Carissima". Retrieved 23 July 2014.
References
- Kennedy, Michael (1987). Portrait of Elgar (Third ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-284017-7.
- Moore, Jerrold N. (1984). Edward Elgar: a Creative Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-315447-1.
External links
- Carissima: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Carissima on the website of the Elgar Society
