Poème élégiaque

Poème élégiaque
by Eugène Ysaÿe
KeyD minor
PeriodRomantic
GenrePoem
Composed1893-1896
DedicationGabriel Fauré
ScoringSolo violin (tuned FDAE), 2 flutes, 3 oboes (3rd doubling English horn), 3 clarinets (3rd doubling bass clarinet) 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets (3rd doubling piccolo trumpet) 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, 2 percussion (cymbals and bass drum), harp, and strings

Poème élégiaque in D minor, Op. 12 for violin and orchestra (or piano) is the first of Eugène Ysaÿe's poems for string instruments and orchestra. The piece first took shape around 1892-1896, but achieved its final orchestrated form in 1902-1903. Dedicated to Gabriel Fauré, it served as an inspiration for Ernest Chausson's own Poème, Op. 25.

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