Rising for Flute and String Quartet was commissioned by Backshore Artists Project Inc. on the occasion of Carol Wincenc's 60th birthday; underwritten by a generous grant from Linda and Stuart Nelson.Thefirst performance took place on the 31st March 2010 by Carol Wincenc and the Juilliard String Quartet at the Juilliard School New York NY.A recording by Carol Wincenc with Kevin Lawrence Caroly…

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…

Solo Part-First performed in 1970 by Mstislav Rostropovich to whom the work is dedicated with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes.

For String Quartet. Parts available: WH49660

The first movement of Mozart's second clarinet quintet-Mozart's Sonata Allegro For Clarinet And String Quartet is certainly an exciting addition to the Clarinet repertoire. The first movement of Mozart's projected Second Clarinet Quintet the 'fragment' that is the basis of this work had been known about for many years and was always considered a trial run for the great K581; however recent datin…

For fans of the popular TV series Downton Abbey Christmas Day 2012 came to a sad close as they witnessed the death of the well-loved character Matthew Crawley. This piece by Mats Lidström was composed in response to the shocking season finale and seeks consolation for what had just unfolded on the screen. Composed for Cello and Piano  Lamenting Matthew Crawley also makes the perfect encore due to …

Score and Parts-For Violin Cello and Piano. Score and Parts. Written in memory of Cole Carsan St. Clair son of conductor Carl St. Clair who passed away at the age of 18 months. Performance time: 27 minutes.

Popper (1843 1913) was among the greatest cellists of all time and this set of etudes is universally acknowledged as being among the finest - and most challenging - ever composed. This edition newly engraved by Dmitry Yablonsky will help intermediate and advanced musicians improve important techniques. A must for serious cellists.

String Quartet No.10 is a delightful piece expertly composed by Kevin Volans in memory of his brother. This fantastic collection includes parts for Violin I and II Viola andCello.Kevin Volans is the best known South African composer active today with well over 50 published composition.

String Quartet No. 13 'Mutual Ordering' was composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen in 2013.Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet.

The Full Score for Peter Maxwell Davies’ fourth in a series of ten string quartets commissioned by the Naxos Recording company first performed by the Maggini Quartet on 20th August 2004 at the Chapel of the Royal Palace Oslo Norway as part of the Olso Chamber Music Festival. Composer Note: The fourth Naxos quartet was written in January and February of 2004 with the intention of producing s…

Score-This piece was commissioned by the Stanley String Quartet in 1958 and completed in 1959. It was awarded the Pulitzer prize in 1960. Scored for 2 Violins Viola Cello.

Bärenreiter?s new scholarly-critical edition of op. 87 edited by Christopher Hogwood is based on the score and parts from the first edition; where necessary he also consulted the autograph.

The first edition parts were engraved after the manuscript parts and not after the score. Here the readings of the legato phrasing and the dynamics more accurately reflect the composer?s intentions th…