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An early romance
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Elgar: 15 facts about the great composer
4. An early romance
While he was in Leipzig, Elgar visited his friend Helen Weaver, to whom he became engaged in 1883. It didn't last, though, and the engagement was called in the following year. He never divulged exactly why.
