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Premiered by the Takács String Quartet in 2004, Carl Vine's String Quartet No. 4 is a dark and pensive work. Split into two equal parts, this acerbic 15-minute exploration of conflict without r...

Malcolm Arnold's String Quartet No. 2 followed some 30 years after his first: it was completed in Dublin in August 1975 and first performed by the Allegri Quartet the following year at the 29th Aldebu...

Described by its composer as 'a fantasia', Carl Vine's dramatic String Quartet No.5 (2007) contains six clear sections but like much of his music is cast in one continuous movement. There is some repe...

Described by its composer as 'a fantasia', Carl Vine's dramatic String Quartet No.5 (2007) contains six clear sections but like much of his music is cast in one continuous movement. There is some repe...

Concerto in D minor RV 565 Op.3 No. 11 (Complete) arranged for Violin Ensemble. As specified in the Edexcel AS/A Level Music specification. From Area of Study 2: Instrumental Music. Available to print...

Playing score of To Meadows composed by Peter Sculthorpe, in digital sheet music format.

Immerse yourself in the captivating sound world of Thomas Adès' masterpiece Arcadiana. This extraordinary composition for string quartet (two violins, viola, and cello) is widely recognized as one of...

Immerse yourself in captivating soundscapes with 'Arcadiana', one of the most celebrated contemporary chamber music masterpieces composed by Thomas Adès. This seven-movement string quartet takes perfo...

Discover a captivating masterpiece of British chamber music: the Phantasy Quartet (Original Version) by Imogen Holst, published by the renowned Faber Music. Scored for standard string quartet—two viol...

Discover a captivating masterpiece of British chamber music: the Phantasy Quartet by Imogen Holst in its treasured original version, published by Faber Music. Scored for traditional string quartet (tw...

. . . a lovely work, wistful, yearning, elusive, and full of atmosphere. Central Western Daily (E. M. W.), 2 June 1976

. . an unmistakeable Australian accent in its throbbing phrases for low strings and in the dream-time patience of drawn-out melodies, which can only be called... though the word is in disrepute among...

Peter Sculthorpe Third Sonata for Strings "Jabiru Dreaming" (1994) I Deciso II Liberamente - Estatico Programme note Following a visit to Kakadu National Park in 1989, the indigenous music of northern...

The term 'Canzona' is used here in it's broadest possible sense as a 'song for instruments'. As the simplest of starting points the chamber orchestra is viewed as a collection of 'singing' instruments...

Carl Vine's third string quartet was commissioned by the Smith Quartet (London) and first performed by them in the 1994 Brighton Festival. In 2000 the Goldner String Quartet played the work at the ope...

Vine finds the music in White's simple but glowing sentences. The accompaniment is delicate, like a watercolour wash, and the vocal part is a deft line drawing.' Sydney Morning Herald (Harriet Cunning...

orchestrated by Colin Matthews, this work was commissioned by the Hallé Concerts Society, and was written for two harps and strings. (4:00)

Capriccio for solo violin and string ensemble, was commisioned by the Scottish Ensemble with support fro the RVW Trust. It was first performed by Jonathan Morton and the Scottish Ensemble on the 10th...

Was bedeutet die Bewegung ... a Mendelssohn song cycle for baritone and strings was premiered in 2012 by the renowned baritone Matthias Goerne. This is no workaday transcription: in addition to skilfu...

Carl Vine's XX (2009) was commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra to honour the twenty years that Richard Tognetti had been its Director. A playful 4-minute exploration of the relationship be...