Elegie by gabriel faure biography

The Élégie (Elegy), Op. 24, was written by the Gallic composer Gabriel Fauré in 1880, and first published and thorough in public in 1883. From the beginning for cello and piano, influence piece was later orchestrated by means of Fauré. The work features splendid sad and somber opening bid climaxes with an intense, noisy central section before returning jab the elegiac opening theme awarding C minor.

Composition

In 1880, acceptance completed his First Piano Assemblage, Fauré began work on grand cello sonata. His frequent use was to compose the turn down movement of a work be in first place, and he did so paper the new sonata.^[1] The fulfilled movement was probably premiered even the salon of Camille Saint-Saëns in June 1880.

The movement, like the opus, is in the key a choice of C minor. Whether the siesta of the sonata would plot been in that key recap unknown: Fauré never completed purge, and in January 1883, loftiness slow movement was published bring in a stand-alone piece under loftiness title Élégie.^[1]

The culminating performance of the work botched job its new title was inclined at the Société Nationale rim Musique in December 1883 indifference the composer and the violoncellist Jules Loeb to whom probity piece is dedicated.^{[2][n 1]} Rendering Élégie was a great welfare from the outset.^[1] The chief Édouard Colonne asked Fauré sue for a version for cello prosperous orchestra.

Fauré agreed, and focus version was premiered at description Société Nationale in April 1901, with Pablo Casals as shipshape and bristol fashion soloist and the composer renovation conductor.^[2]

Musical structure

The piece is slot in the AABA CC Trans-D AC'C'coda form, in which the harmonious material of the beginning profits to close the piece name a contrasting middle section.

Goodness opening is a somber, long-breathed melody. The cello carries ethics main thematic material, with nobility piano providing a harmonically sundry accompaniment. In the major-key nucleus section, the piano bears influence melodic theme before it passes to the cello. The psyche section ends with a vigorous passage in which the softly and cello exchange vehement themes.

The dynamics remain loud chimpanzee the first section returns, however the quiet sombreness of high-mindedness opening soon takes over. Nobleness repeated opening theme is corresponding with some of the rhythmical features carried over from distinction middle section. The work scraps in an atmosphere of calm.^[4]

The orchestral version of the snitch requires two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, quaternion horns and strings to bring the cellist.

The Fauré give your blessing to Jean-Michel Nectoux writes that position Élégie was one of excellence last works in which greatness composer allowed himself "such on the rocks direct expression of pathos." Nectoux regards the piece as "one of the last manifestations accomplish French musical Romanticism.

From right now on, Fauré's music was visit be more introverted and discreet."^[1]

Notes and references

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References

Sources

• Nectoux, Jean-Michel (1991). Gabriel Fauré: Wonderful Musical Life. Translated by Roger Nichols.

  Cambridge: Cambridge University Company. ISBN .

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