Originally written for Violin and Orchestra between 1873 and 1877 Dvo ák?s Romance immediately followed his String Quartet in F minor (1873) and draws on the theme from its slow movement. He probably wrote the Romance for his fri…

The piano version of the B flat major Quintet Op. 34 prepared by Carl Maria von Weber himself will no doubt cause some surprise among clarinetists as well. To this day few people know that the composer arranged his work for clarin…

Despite the pressures of his teaching position Franz Schubert created a particularly large number of works in the year 1815. Besides around 140 new Lieder he composed the second and third symphonies four stage works the first …

The work set as the test-piece for the 2005 European Brass Band Championships was inspired by a theme from the second movement of Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No.1 (Andante Cantabile). It consists of a number of musical metamor…

for Harp Flute Clarinet and String Quartet-In June 1905 Ravel told a friend shortly before setting off on a long holiday: ?I was terribly busy because of a piece for harp commissioned by the Érard company. I was able to finish …

Despite the pressures of his teaching position Franz Schubert created a particularly large number of works in the year 1815. Besides around 140 new Lieder he composed the second and third symphonies four stage works the first …

Quatuor A Strings

Quatuor A Strings Op61