Edward Elgar wrote his Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82, in 1918, while he was also working on his String Quartet in E minor and his Piano Quintet in A minor. The Violin Sonata in E minor 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 piano.
