Arrangeur: Elizabeth Walker. Par BACH JOHANN-SEBASTIAN. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) composed St. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244, in the 1720s and it is believed that the first performance took place on April 11, 1727 at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. The music arranged here for Flute Quartet is the heart-wrenching aria, 'Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben,” extracted from the middle of the…

for 2 Natural Trumpets, Percussion (2 players) and String Orchestra. Par GANDER BERNHARD. Maximal Funeral by Bernhard Gander is a 13-minute work for two natural trumpets, percussion (two players) and string orchestra. The piece is a long funeral march and was inspired by the fact that years before his death Emperor Maximilian always took a coffin with him on his travels to be prepared for it. Maxi…

Par DUTILLEUX HENRI. Composed between 1967 and 1970, Tout Un Monde Lontain for Cello and Orchestra, byHenri Dutilleux, is one of the most important additions to the Cello repertoire in the 20th century. Composed between 1967 and 1970, Tout Un Monde Lontain for Cello and Orchestra, by Henri Dutilleux, is one of the most important additions to the Cello repertoire in the 20th century. Lasting nearly…

Trascrizione Per Sestetto D'Archi Di Claus-D. Ludwig (2018). Par PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF. The original work providing the basis of this arrangement is the Ciaccona for string orchestra dating from 2005 written on the occasion of the death of Pope Johannes Paul II. The composer incorporated the piece into his large-scale oratorio work Polish Requiem as an instrumental interlude. During the following y…

Full Score. Par VINE CARL. Carl Vine's Piano Concerto No. 1 (1997) is one of three large-scale works composed with pianist Michael Kieran Harvey in mind - the others being his first two piano sonatas.  Its composer describes it as 'a conscious and continuous tribute to the Piano Concerto as a medium and historical entity', a fact most apparent in the slow movement, with its long melodic lines evok…

Any violinist who hears the name Sitt nowadays will probably just think of the author of studies and exercises that have long been a familiar feature in instrumental lessons. Of course the Prague violinist, music teacher and composer Hans Sitt (1850-1922) made a significant impact on methods of violin teaching, but he also wrote a whole series of other works worth listening to: concertos for violi…

Par VINE CARL. Two piano rehearsal score Carl Vine’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (1997) is one of three large-scale works composed with pianist Michael Kieran Harvey in mind – the others being his first two piano sonatas.  Its composer describes it as ‘a conscious and continuous tribute to the Piano Concerto as a medium and historical entity’, a fact most apparent in the slow movement, with its long mel…

Passionsoratorium. Par LOEWE CARL. Carl Loewe, who today is known only for his Ballades, left behind an extensive musical opus especially created to meet the rapidly growing needs of the emerging middle class during the Biedermeier period [including 15 oratorios]. In the oratorio Das Sühnopfer des neuen Bundes [The Expiatory Sacrifice of the New Covenant], composed during the middle of the 19th ce…

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Written between 1732 and 1735, J.S. Bach's COFFEE CANTATA is one of his few secular cantatas. ARIA No. 8, is joyous and uplifting; awonderful example of the mature baroque compositional style. The plot of the CANTATA centers around Lieschen (soprano), who vows to her father that she will give up drinking coffee if she can find true love. Scored for intermediate string or…

Pour Soprano Quintette Vent Et Harpe. Par CANTELOUBE JOSEPH / ALLEN. French composer, Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) is best known for his Cinq Chants D'Auvergne. Composed between 1923 and 1930 for Soprano and Orchestra, Chris Allen 's arrangement of the popular work for Soprano, Wind Quintet and Harp enforces the composition's favour. The Cinq Chants D'Auvergne are a collection of five folksongs f…

for Flute Orchestra. Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor is more commonly referred to as the 'Unfinished Symphony.' Unlike most symphonies of that time, the symphony only consists of two movements, of which the Allegro moderato is the first movement. To this day it is disputed as to why Schubert never completed the work, but nevertheless, it is one of his most beloved co…

In Armenia, the clarinet is considered a popular instrument. Almost all of our duduk players also play the clarinet. In some villages, they call it gralnet and they call the player gralnetist. In Parable I have tried to combine the clarinet and gralnet with their individual intonation and their characteristic uniqueness in rhythm and colour. I have attempted to secure in the amalgamation of the tw…

Passionsoratorium. Par LOEWE CARL. Carl Loewe, who today is known only for his Ballades, left behind an extensive musical opus especially created to meet the rapidly growing needs of the emerging middle class during the Biedermeier period [including 15 oratorios]. In the oratorio Das Sühnopfer des neuen Bundes [The Expiatory Sacrifice of the New Covenant], composed during the middle of the 19th ce…

At the beginning of the 1870s, Saint-Saëns displayed a particular partiality for the violoncello. He composed his first cello sonata in December 1872, immediately after having completed the first cello concerto. It was presumably directly after this that he wrote the 'Allegro appassionato? for Cello and Piano op. 43 that also appeared in a version for orchestra three years later. We do not know wh…