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Igor Stravinsky – Elegy for Solo Viola
Igor Stravinsky’s “Elegy for Solo Viola” is a 5-minute masterpiece played flawlessly by Miles Hoffman. This piece remains Stravinsky’s only contribution to viola literature. Although William Primrose proposed commissioning a…
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Purcell – Elegy Upon the Death of Queen Mary
Purcell’s Elegy upon the Death of Queen Mary, Z 504, performed at the Rózsafüzér Királynéja (Domonkos) temple in Budapest on May 9th, 2010. The piece features soprano vocalists Mária Víz…
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Faure Elegy on Cello
Check out Cello Journey #11 for a beautiful rendition of Gabriel Faure’s Elegy. The piece is well-known among cellists and audiences, and the cello and piano both have lovely parts….
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Purcell – O Dive Custos – Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary
Purcell: O dive custos – Elegy on the death of Queen Mary – Emma Kirkby, soprano; Evelyn Tubb, soprano; New London Consort, Martin Neary. Text by Henry Parker (1695). O…
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Rachmaninoff’s 18th Variation on Paganini and Massenet’s Elegy
…theme of Paganini”. The second encore is a cello and guitar arrangement of Massenet’s “Elegy”. Both arrangements are by Robert Wetzel. CDs by Robert Wetzel can be found at robertwetzel.com,…
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Stravinsky Elegy for Solo Viola – Performed by Eric Nowlin
Igor Stravinsky’s Elegy for solo viola, performed by Eric Nowlin….
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Listening Forward Without Letting Go
…the orchestra, sit with his ballet world and its satellites, like Petrushka or the fierce lyricism of his “Elegy for Solo Viola”. Schoenberg took courage to the edge, then designed…
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Leonid Kuzmin Performs Rachmaninoff’s Elegie – Fantasy Pieces Op. 3
Leonid Kuzmin plays Rachmaninov’s Elegy Op. 3 in video for listening only. Please be respectful….
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Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
Bartók’s Concerto for Orchesta, performed by hr-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Karina Canellakis. The concert includes five movements: I. Introduction, II. Couples game, III. Elegy, IV. Intermezzo interrotto, V. Finale….
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Richard Strauss
…continued composing during World War II, creating some of his most poignant late works, including Metamorphosen in 1945, a somber elegy for 23 stringed instruments, and the Four Last Songs…
