Kurvameelsed laulud (Melancholy songs) for mezzo-soprano and strings by Veljo Tormis are based on three Estonian folk songs. The texts (sungable texts in Estonian, an English translation is included) are edited by Ruth Mirow.
This product includes full scrore and string orchestra parts (33221). The original version for mezzo-soprano and wind quintet is available from the publisher.
Movements:
1. Lauliku lapsepõli | The Singer's Childhood
2. Neidude kurbus | Maiden's Sorrow
3. Vaeslapse kaebus | Orphan's Lament