Tags: Classical Music Composition.
For the Italian racing driver see Vincenzo Sospiri.Sospiri Op. 70 is an adagio for string orchestra harp (or piano) and organ (or harmonium) composed by Edward Elgar just before the beginning of World War I. Elgar originally intended it for violin and piano as a companion piece to Salut d’Amour and had in mind the title Soupir d’Amour (French for Sigh of Love).