Product code: LV5E15VAL
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Emils Darzins (November 3, 1875 – August 31, 1910) was a Latvian composer, conductor and music critic.
Darzins musical contribution is mainly to vocal music (choral and art songs), but he also composed orchestral music, though only one piece, "Melanholiskais valsis" (Melancholic waltz) has survived.
Quality - PROOF
Face Value - 5 Eur
Diameter - 35.00 mm
Alloy - Silver (Ag) 0.925
Weight - 22.00 g
Mintage - 5 000 pcs.
Year of issue - 2015
Packaging - Comes in a case complete with a numbered certificate of authenticity and protective slipcase
| Country of origin: | Latvija (Latvia) |
| Manufacturer: | Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt |
Latvia 5 euro 2015 Ag PROOF
Emīls Dārziņš (1875–1910) personifies the soul of Latvian classical music. He lived to be only 34, had a very talented son, composed 17 choir songs, 19 solo songs (one was destroyed, another one lost), four compositions for symphony orchestra (three destroyed), two fragments for an unfinished opera, wrote reviews and descriptions, and ended up dying a mysterious death on railroad tracks.
Yet "Valse Mélancolique", to which the collector coin issued by Latvijas Banka is dedicated, stands above all else. After false accusations for plagiarism, Dārziņš destroyed all of his symphony scores, with only "Valse Mélancolique" miraculously escaping this fate.
