Orchestra sinfonica con solista strumentale

Invocation was composed in 1911 and first performed on May 2nd of that year in the Queen's Hall, London, by May Mukle with the New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Landon Ronald. The work received seve...

Premiered at the BBC Proms in 1984, Matthews’ first concerto for cello is an extravagantly coloured collaboration between soloist and orchestra. Though packed with virtuosity, Matthews makes orchestra...

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The soloist 'sizzles,' the orchestra 'supports' and the experience is a first-class musical experience in this adaptation of music from one of the greatest composers of light classical music. Using th...

Immerse yourself in a captivating sonic world of emotional depth and mythological allure: 'Reflections on Narcissus for Violoncello and Orchestra' offers musicians and audiences alike an extraordinary...

Vc-solo/Fl1/Fl2 (anche flauto piccolo)/2 Ob/2 Klar/2 Fag/3 Hn/2 Trp/3 Pos/Tb/Pk/Tri/2 V/Va/Vc/KB

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Commissioned by the BBC for the 1969 Henry Wood Promenade Concert Season. Premiered by Zara Nelsova and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Colin Davis.

Reconstructed by Philip Wilby from sketches, consisting of 51 fully orchestrated bars and a partial sketch of a further 83.

The Ritual Fire Dance, arr. Halffter, 1942

Composer's Notes:Dove, Star-Folded was written at Christmas, 2000, in memory of the recently deceased Sir Steven Runciman, who had been a friend for more than thirty years. It was he who owned the sma...

Kaija Saariaho's Notes on Light was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Musical Director James Levine, and given its first performance on 22nd February 2007 at Symphony Hall, Boston, USA, b...

The River Cam by Eric Whitacre, first performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on 14 April 2011 by Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello) and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Eric Whitacre.