- Elgar composed Salut d’amour (aka Liebesgrüss) for violin and piano in 1888 and arranged the piece for orchestra in 1889. The orchestral version premiered in the Crystal Palace in 1889.1
- When Elgar was and his future wife Caroline Alice Roberts were courting, she wrote him a poem entitled “Love’s Grace,” and Elgar wrote this piece of music for her in return.
- This piece’s dedication says, “à Carice.” “Carice” was a contraction of Caroline Alice’s two given names. The Elgars eventually named their daughter Carice.
- Elgar originally entitled the work Liebesgrüss and changed the title to the equivalent in French, Salut d’Amour, at the advice of his publisher Schott, who thought a French title would help the piece sell better internationally.
- Salut d’Amour was Elgar’s first published composition.2
Sources
- Diana McVeagh, “Elgar, Sir Edward,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed September 18, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000008709.
- “Elgar – His Music: Salut d’Amour op 12, Mot d’Amour op.13/1,” Elgar Society, accessed September 19, 2019, http://www.elgar.org/3salut.htm.
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