Elegie, Op.36 is a 1922 song cycle for baritone and chamber orchestra by Othmar Schoeck. The cycle consists of 24 German-language settings of Nikolaus Lenau and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. The Elegie is the earliest of Schoeck's song-cycles, coming after his opera Venus (1919âÂÂ21).
Recordings
- Peter Lagger, Camerata Zürich, cond. Räto Tschupp, 1975
- Arthur Loosli, Berner Kammerensemble, cond. Theo Hug, Jecklin
- Klaus Mertens, Mutare Ensemble, Gerhard Müller-Hornbach, NCA 2003
- Andreas Schmidt, Musikkollegium Winterthur, cond. Werner Andreas Albert, CPO
- Christian Gerhaher, Kammerorchester Basel, cond. Heinz Holliger, Sony, 2022.
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