Moniuszko, Stanisław. Kraszewski, Jusef - Peśni pogrzebowe z muzyki do „Witoloraudz”
Genre: Songs
“Funeral Songs” from the music to the drama “Witolorauda” is a work by Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872) set to words by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. The composition is written as part of the music for a dramatic work dedicated to the figure of Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania. The composition is written for soloists, choir, and piano and has a solemn, mournful character, expressing a sense of national loss and historical memory.