Edward Elgar’s Chanson de nuit - yin to the yang of the sunny Chanson de matin, and perhaps sometimes overlooked for that reason - paints a vivid picture of a nightime landscape. Although small in scale, this piece, published in 1897, comes from the same musical imagination as Elgar’s Nimrod - the ninth ‘Enigma’ variation - which was written a year or two later.
Huge thanks to Helena (violin) and Liivi Arder (piano accompaniment) from RCS Junior Conservatoire for their contributions to this video!
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