Presents
Dora Pejačevič
2 Pieces for Violin and Piano
I. Romanza, Op.22 and II. Elegia, Op.34
Dora Pejačevič (1885-1923 until recently spelled Pejacsevich) was born in Budapest, the daughter of an important Croatian aristocrat. Her mother had been a pianist. She studied piano and violin locally before attending various conservatories. At the Munich Conservatory she studied composition with Walter Courvoisier and violin with Henri Petri, although it has been said that she was mostly self-taught. Today, she is considered one Croatia's most important 20th century composers and many of her works, during her lifetime, enjoyed considerable success and were performed throughout Germany, Austria, Hungary and the rest of the Habsburg Empire.
The first of these two lovely pieces, Romanza, dates from 1907. The piece, Elegia, Op.34 was composed in 1913 and dedicated to the Austro-Hungarian writer John (Jan) Nadherny Borutin who died in the year of its composition..
These beautiful romantic works can either be played together at a recital or individually as encores. Long out of print, we are pleased to bring them to your attention and to make them available.
Parts: $15.95
