Elena Ruehr

Ich bin in einem sehr schönen Teil der Welt aufgewachsen, auf der Keweenaw-Halbinsel in Michigan, die früher ein Zentrum des Kupferbergbaus war und heute eine wunderbare Wildnis mit Wäldern, Seen, Gei...

Long Pond ist ein wunderschöner kleiner See in Cape Cod, an dem ich viel Zeit verbracht habe. Ich wollte ein Stück schreiben, das an ein paar schöne Tage an diesem besonderen Ort erinnert. Es beginnt...

Im März 2023 hörte ich ein Konzert des Bostoner Symphonieorchesters mit Góreckis Traurigen Liedern, und es erinnerte mich an Barbers berühmtes Adagio für Streicher. Zu dieser Zeit schrieb ich gerade m...

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...

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...