Va, Pensiero, from Nabucco (viola cello duo)

Title: Va, Pensiero, from the opera Nabucco

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Viola and Cello

Printout: 4 pages

Note: This beautiful chorus, in which the Hebrews lament the loss of their homeland, was so popular with Verdi’s audience that when his funeral cortege passed through the streets of Milan people spontaneously began to sing it. In this setting, the opening theme is given to the cello while the viola plays harp-like arpeggios.

Va, Pensiero is also available in the Bargain Bundle Verdi Favorites for Viola and Cello (viola cello duo).