Élégie, op. 24
Composed by
Gabriel Fauré
1845-1924
Orchestration
solo cello, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, strings
Composed 1880. Orchestrated 1901.
First performance: December 1883, Société Nationale de Musique, Paris. Jules Loeb, cello. Gabriel Fauré, piano.
First orchestral performance: April 1901, Société Nationale de Musique, Paris. Pablo Casals, cello. Gabriel Fauré, conductor.