Ciprian Porumbescu - Ballad for Violin and Piano (1880)

Ciprian Porumbescu (born Ciprian Gołęmbiowski on October 14, 1853 – June 6, 1883) was a Romanian composer born in Șipotele Sucevei in Bukovina (now Shepit, Putyla Raion, Ukraine). He was among the most celebrated Romanian composers of his time; his popular works include Crai nou, Trei culori, Song for the 1st of May, Ballad for violin and piano, and Serenada. In addition, he composed the music for the Romanian patriotic song “Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire“ (“Unity is Written on our Flag“), which was used for Albania’s national anthem, “Himni i Flamurit“. His work spreads over various forms and musical genres, but the majority of his work is choral and operetta. Please support my work on Ballad for Violin and Piano (1880) Alexandru Tomescu, violin and Horia Mihail, piano. Version violin and orchestra: Finished on October 21, 1880, the Ballad for Violin and Orchestra (or Violin and Piano) soon became the best known work by Ciprian Porumbescu, and a reference work in Romanian classical music of the 19th century. In seclusion at Stupca, the composer meditated, drafted and then finished the piece, full of poetry and bitter nostalgia, with light and shade, a mixture of “Doina“, old dance and song, everything in the environment of serene melancholy.