Elegie
Appleby Catalogue W number:
W094, W108, W109
Year Composed:
Category:
Chamber Music
Instrumentation:
Orchestral version: W094
Cello & piano (W108)
Violin & piano (W109)
Originally written for orchestra (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, tympani, celesta, harp, and strings)
This piece was designated op. 87.
Scores:
Villa-Lobos, Heitor. 1916. Elegie. Rio de Janeiro: Sampaio Araujo.
Recordings:
- O Violoncello do Villa, v.1
- Pequena Suite, BB#2 & 6 (Marco Polo)
- Villa-Lobos (Blue Rose Duo)
- Villa-Lobos Works for Cello and Piano (Verheij & Brackman)
Only one recording of the orchestral version:
Performances:
Premiere: 3/2/17, Rio de Janeiro - Salão Nobre do Jornal do Commercio. Alfredo Comes, cello, and Lucilia Villa-Lobos, piano.
The premiere of the orchestral version: 12/11/17, Rio de Janeiro - Theatro Municipal. Soriano Robert, conductor.