Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Quartet in C Minor is in four movements with a total duration of about 25 minutes. The opening Allegro is Dvorák-ish in its lyricism, though there is a darker, more brooding atmosphere towards the close. It is tempting to detect a hint of folk-song in the theme of the Andantino, played by the Viola, but that may be stretching hindsight too far. The movement has a wistfu…

Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Many anecdotes surround String Quartet op. 131: Beethoven is said to have considered it to be his finest quartet and of his late period works, the one dearest to his heart. It is also believed that the composer invested so much of himself in it: his ailing health, the social isolation brought about by his deafness and the suicide attempt of his nephew Karl. In addition it…

String Quartet #3 was written for, and first performed by the Balanescu Quartet, February 1990 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Duration 16 minutes. A score is available on sale.. Quoting composer: In the summer of 1989 I composed a choral work, Out of the Ruins , for Agnieszka Piotrowska's BBC2 documentary which dealt with the physical and emotional responses of some inhabitants of Leninakhan…

Par LEIVISKA HELVI. Finnish composer Helvi Leiviskä (1902-1982) created a broad-based output of orchestral works, solo songs and chamber music. Her style could be described as moderate modernism, deriving influences from multiple sources such as late Romanticism, Symbolism, Expressionism, Existentialism and Neo-Classicism. Leiviskä's output is characterised by philosophical and religious themes, i…

Brass Quartet. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Formation : Musique de Chambre, Quatuor - Instrumentation :Quatuor de Cuivres : 1 Trompette Sib 1 Cor en Fa 1 Trombone 1 Tuba - Niveau de Difficulté : 3/6 - Intermédiaire - Durée : 2 mns - Style Musical : Classique - Catégorie : Arrangement - Compositeur : Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART - Arrangeur : Eric VIRETON / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Répertoire / Quatuor…

Album comprising short pieces, each written in honour of a living composer. Three are scored for piano quintet, the other for piano quartet.For Michael (piano quintet) was composed in 2004 to mark Michael Berkeley's departure as Artistic Director of the Cheltenham International Festival of Music. For Max (piano quintet) dates from the same year and was written to celebrate the birthday of Peter Ma…

Set of Parts. By Samuel Barber. String. Size 9x12 inches. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), edited by Gewandhaus Quartet. Opus 18. Set of performance parts (parts only, score not included) for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos. Bb Major. 72 pages. Published by C.F. Peters.

(Parts). Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Peter Jost. For String Quartet (Parts). Henle Music Folios. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1232. Published by G. Henle

Parts. By Dmitri Shostakovich. (Parts). DSCH. Book only. Size 8.75x11.5 inches. 66 pages. Published by DSCH.

For 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. By Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by G. Feder, S. Gerlach. String Quartets. Pages: Vl I Part = 39 * Vl II Part = 35 * Va Part = 35 * Vc Part = 31. Urtext edition without fingering-paper bound. Published by G. Henle.

Set of Parts. By Sergei Prokofiev. String. Size 8.5x11.75 inches. Published by Sikorski.