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Polonia is a symphonic prelude by the English composer Edward Elgar written in 1915 as his Op. 76. == History == On 13 April 1915 the Polish conductor Emil Młynarski asked Elgar to compose something, thinking of how Elgar's ''Carillon'' had been a recent tribute to Belgium, but this time using Polish national music. The piece was mainly Elgar's own work, but he included quotations from the ''Warszawianka'' and other Polish patriotic songs, the Polish National Anthem, and themes by Chopin and Paderewski. It was first performed at the Polish Victims' Relief Fund Concert in the Queen's Hall, London on 6 July 1915, with the orchestra conducted by the composer. The Relief Fund was a worldwide effort, organised by Paderewski and Henryk Sienkiewicz, in aid of refugees from the terrible conflict in Poland between the forces of Russia and Germany. There were elaborately engraved programmes, each tied with a red and white ribbon, containing messages from Paderewski. Elgar conducted his première and Thomas Beecham conducted the remainder of the concert. Elgar dedicated ''Polonia'' to Paderewski, already a distinguished pianist and composer. Paderewski had written his own "Polonia" in 1908, his Symphony in B minor, to which he had given that subtitle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Polonia (Elgar)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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