Cello World is a must for all Cellists. It is a wonderful collection of original works and arrangements from the repertoire of world-famous Cellist Steven Isserlis. The inspired line up of pieces includes Schumann's moving Intermezzo Leonard's The Donkey And The Driver and Villa-Lobo's rippling Song Of The Black Swan. This is the perfect volume for cellists looking for a variety of challenging re…

Bravourstudien for Cello solo.

A series of short pieces dedicated to renowned cellist Anssi Karttunen presented during a concert in celebration of his fiftieth birthday in Helsinki in 2010. The concert was based around the Mystery Variations a series of musical 'gifts' composed by a variety of major composers of today to be played by Anssi himself and all based on Colombi's Ciaconna.

The second of the Quartets commissioned by the Naxos label was completed in January 2003. This work swings between nervous virtuosic energy to the serene calm of an extended Lento with exotic harmonies reminiscent of Bartok andis characterised by it's sharp and unpredictable contrasts. First performed by the Maggini Quartet on 11 July 2003 at the Pittville Pump Room Cheltenham as part of the C…

Premiered by the Arditti String Quartet at the Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA London 22nd October 1995. Programme note: SCHREIE UND MELANCHOLIE is dedicated to the Arditti Quartet and was commissioned with support from the Danish Arts Foundation. In the summer of 1993 I worked briefly on some sketches for a choral suite with texts by Georg Trakl. The project was abandoned but the moods from T…

All In One for 3 String Quartets was composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen in 2013 (String Quartet No.12 13 and 14 played simultaneously). Gudmundsen-Holmgreen has written a collection of three new string quartets: String Quartet no. 12 ‘Each in Each’; String Quartet no. 13 ‘Mutual Ordering’ and String Quartet no. 14 ‘Well-Tuned Sounds’. Each quartet can be…

Moments Musicaux for Violin Cello and Piano was composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen in 2006.

The Piano Quintet in C is a substantial and superbly written work lasting some 30 minutes. The first movement marked Allegro con fuoco is expansive loquacious and filled with late romantic passion its harmonies Brahmsian for the most part but tinged with modality in the quieter passages. The expressive romantic melody of the Andante second movement is fully characteristic of the composer and r…

These three pieces form a very short instrumental opera based on the life of James Reid a bagpiper in Prince Charlie's Jacobite army who was captured by the English in 1746 and executed after a judge had classified the bagpipes as a weapon. This piece is a string trio version of Sketches from a Bagpiper's Album (1984) for clarinet and piano scored for Violin Cello and Viola. Duration: c…

The Finest Concert and Encore Pieces-Skilfully selected encore pieces add a special touch to a concert. No matter whether virtuoso masterpieces or reflective melodies: both can help to achieve perfect harmony in a successful concert. The well-known performer and cello educationalist Prof. Maria Kliegel has selected encore pieces for every occasion with works by Senaillé Chopin Schubert Tchaiko…

Mstislab Rostropovich was not only one of the most significant Cellists of the 20th century he was also a successful and highly regarded composer. This is his Humoresque Op.5 for Cello and Piano.

For unaccompanied Cello.

String Quartet No. 14 'Well-Tuned Sounds' was composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen in 2013.Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet.

Scored for Violin Cello and Piano. Duration 3 minutes. In manuscript.