VWV 34 · Solo Vocal · 2026 ·
The Last Ember
Arioso — Cycle: Das Verlöschen IV
- Catalogue
- VWV 34
- Key
- B minor
- Form
- Arioso
- Scoring
- Baritone & piano
- Composed
- 2026
- Duration
- 7:50
First performed Wigmore Hall, London · 14 November 2026 — Nikolai Voss, baritone · Clara Henningsen, piano
Commissioned by Wigmore Hall
To all who keep a light burning
A brief arioso for the last coal in a dying grate, its red eye watched until it greys. Half-spoken in the manner of Wolf, the line refuses melody at the moment of greatest tenderness, letting the piano's banked chords do the burning.
From Das Verlöschen · NV-014
On the cycle's thematic unity: The Lamp Motif →
Performance materials +
- Forces
- Baritone & piano
- Tessitura
- Baritone (G2–F4); soprano (C4–B5) where indicated
- Materials
- Voice & piano score
- Availability
- On sale · Voss Editions
- Grade
- Intermediate–Advanced — recital
- ISMN
- 979-0-706034-238-8
