Elegie (Schoeck)

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 (1919–21).

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.