Elgar Violin Sonata, Op. 82

Edward Elgar wrote his Violin Sonata in E menor, Op. 82, in 1918, while he was also working on his String Cuarteto in E menor and his Piano Quintet in A menor. The Violin Sonata in E menor was completed on 15 September 1918, and first performed on 21 March 1919 at a British Music Society meeting, by Elgar's great friend W. H. Reed, with Landon Ronald on pian.º