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Johnston, Suzanne 2026-04-08T13:50:40Z 2026-04-08T13:50:40Z 2026 May https://hdl.handle.net/2097/47112 This study provides an analysis of Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61, first movement, and selected companion works by Edward Elgar and Fritz Kreisler, as performed for a graduate recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree. The document is organized into four chapters, each devoted to a work included on the recital program. Chapter One examines Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 and includes biographical information on the composer, historical background, and structural and harmonic analyses of the first movement. This chapter also considers the concerto’s performance history, and technical-pedagogical considerations. Chapters Two and Three focus on Elgar’s Romance in E minor, Op. 1, and Salut d’amour, Op. 12, respectively, examining their historical backgrounds, theoretical analyses, and stylistic and technical-pedagogical considerations. Chapter Four explores Fritz Kreisler’s Liebesleid and includes biographical information on the composer, historical background, theoretical analysis, and stylistic and technical-pedagogical considerations. Together, these chapters position Elgar’s Violin Concerto as the central work of the recital while contextualizing it through smaller-scale companion pieces, highlighting historical connections between Elgar and Kreisler and addressing interpretive considerations relevant to the graduate violinist. Master of Music Masters Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance Madeleine Jansen en_US Edward Elgar Fritz Kreisler Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op.61 program notes for Movement 1 and companion works by Edward Elgar and Fritz Kreisler Report open.access