Nadège Rochat and Malgorzata Garstka play “Elegie” Op. 24 for cello and piano by Gabriel Fauré.
From Nadège Rochat:
“I have been told very often during my studies (back then when wikipedia didn’t exist) that Gabriel Fauré wrote this piece as his wife died. Even here on youtube, you will find a famous teacher stating this…
Facts are that Gabriel Fauré got married after writing the Elegy.
There is incredible sorrow in this piece, this is indisputable.
But here is what Gabriel Fauré said about his requiem (Mass for the dead): “Mon réquiem n’a été composé pour rien… pour le plaisir, si j’ose dire…” – “My requiem was composed for no particular reason… for fun if I dare say…”…