Edward Elgar - From the Bavarian Highlands Op. 27 (1896)

Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos for violin and cello, and two symphonies. He also composed choral works, including The Dream of Gerontius, chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master of the King's Musick in 1924.

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From the Bavarian Highlands Op. 27
text by C. Alice Elgar, adapted from Bavarian folksongs

1. "The Dance" (Sonnenbichl)
2. "False Love" (Wamberg)
3. "Lullaby" (In Hammersbach)
4. "Aspiration" (Bei Sankt Anton)
5. "On the Alm" 'True Love'(Hoch Alp)
6. "The Marksmen (Bei Murnau)"

London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra conducted by Richard Hickox

It is a set of six choral songs Elgar wrote under the collective title Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, as a remembrance of a holiday the Elgars had enjoyed in Upper Bavaria, mostly at Garmisch, in the autumn of 1894. The song lyrics were adapted to Elgar's music by the composer’s wife Alice with words "adapted from the Volkslieder and Schnadahüpfler" imitating the spirit of the dances. Alice gave the songs sub-titles in recollection of favourite places visited during the holiday. It was originally arranged with piano (1895) then later arranged with orchestral accompaniment (1896). It was dedicated to Mr and Mrs Slingsby Bethell, the proprietors of the Garmisch pension where the Elgars had stayed.

The songs were published by Joseph Williams & Co. in December 1895, after first having been rejected by Novello's.

The songs were first performed on 21 April 1896, by the Worcester Festival Choral Society conducted by the composer.