The Elegy for Brahms is a short symphonic movement for orchestra, written by Hubert Parry in 1897. It was written shortly after the death of Johannes Brahms, whom Parry considered the greatest artist of the time.[1]
The Elegy is in the key of A minor, and is marked Maestoso espressivo - Largamente - Tempo primo. The work quotes Brahms's music in several places.[2]
The work was not performed in Parry's lifetime. Following his own death in October 1918, it was performed at a memorial concert for him at the Royal College of Music on 8 November 1918, conducted by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, who had slightly revised the work.[1]
It did not receive its second performance until 1977.[2]
It has received recordings conducted by Sir Adrian Boult and Matthias Bamert.
References
- Notes
- 1 2 (Barnett 2007)
- 1 2 (Benoliel 2000)
- Sources
- Barnett, Rob (September 2007). "Review - PARRY: Symphony No. 5 in B minor · Blest Pair of Sirens · Symphonic Variations · Elegy for Brahms". Musicweb International. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- Benoliel, Bernard (2000). Parry: Symphonic Variations · Concertstück · From Death to Life · Elegy for Brahms (PDF) (CD). Chandos Records. CHAN 6610. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 13 October 2014.