Chester Music Elogium Musicum (amatissimi amici nunc remoti SATB Choir and Orchestra) Vocal Score by Hans Werner Henze

Translated to a musical eulogy in praise of a best beloved now far away, this piece was commissioned by the Leipzig Gewandhaus. The premiere took place on October 2, 2008 in the main auditorium of the Gewandhaus, with the Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Choir of the MDR conducted by Riccardo Chailly.