Elena Ruehr

An evocation of the sound world of Schubert's Sonatas, especially channeling Schubert's D959. The references to Schubert are sometimes direct, but often altered in slight ways to evoke the dreamy sens...

Sono cresciuto in una parte del mondo molto bella, la penisola di Keweenaw nell'Upper Peninsula del Michigan, un tempo centro per l'estrazione del rame, ma oggi una meravigliosa natura selvaggia di fo...

Long Pond è un bellissimo laghetto di Cape Cod, dove ho trascorso molto tempo. Volevo scrivere un pezzo che evocasse alcuni giorni di vacanza in quel luogo specifico. Il brano inizia con la luna piena...

Nel marzo del 2023 ho ascoltato un concerto della Boston Symphony Orchestra con i Canti dolorosi di Górecki e mi ha ricordato il famoso Adagio per archi di Barber. In quel periodo stavo scrivendo il m...

Elena Ruehr's first string quartet is an exploration of four distinct and storied ideas. The first movement, 'Patterns, ' may be performed on its own, and combines traditions of form, rhythm, and moti...

All four movements of this quartet have a basis in ancient traditional music from different parts of the world. The first movement's melody was composed on a small toy flute, making use of Middle East...

Each year the Cypress String Quartet selects two works from the standard quartet repertoire and commissions a third work based on inspiration derived from two older works. String Quartet No. 4 was wri...

A string quartet in ten movements based on the novel by Ann Patchett (Bel Canto), commissioned by and dedicated to the Cypress String Quartet. This piece takes one through the novel, develops its char...

Written for the Cypress String Quartet, partially commissioned by the Fromm Foundation, and dedicated to Todd Donovan. If there were a nickname for this quartet, it might be the 'Romantic Quartet. ' A...