Into the faded air was commissioned by Britten Sinfonia for first performance at Filharmonic Hall Krakow Poland on Sunday 13th January 2008 with Jacqueline Shave (Violin) Miranda Dale (Violin) Clare Finnimore(Viola) Catherine Musker (Viola) Caroline Dearnley (Cello) and Banjamin Chappell (Cello).Scoring: String Sextet (2 Violins 2 Violas and 2 Cellos)Duration: 10 minutes Composer'sNotes 'Into The Faded Air is cast in four movements although the last three movements are played without a break.In the first movement the sextet is divided into twogroups. The first group consisting of violin viola and cello plays a sustained melody while the second group (also violin viola and cello) contributes more jagged and intricate material. The second movement is an extended duetfor two violas accompanied by the other instruments. As the movement progresses the accompanying instruments become more prominent. The third movement is the only fast movement in the piece with rapid semiquavers and much useof pizzicato throughout. This leads into a serene chorale where the three upper instruments (two violins and first viola) are set against the second viola and two cellos.' - HelenGrime

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, images of nature and narrative structures. Many of her works focus on human existential angst and spiritual searching and growth. Helvi Leiviskä originally completed her Piano Quartet in A major op. 1 in 1926 but revised it a decade later, in 1935. Written for the traditional piano quartet lineup (violin, viola, cello and piano), the work is in three movements and has a duration of about 25 minutes. It features religious and ecstatic imagery such as may be found in French, German or Russian neo-Romantic styles. Leiviskä's Piano Quartet is considered one of the cornerstones of her chamber music output. Its early version was premiered in two parts at student recitals of the Helsinki Music Institute (the 1st movement in 1925 and the 2nd and 3rd movements in 1926). The revised version was performed in full by Timo Mikkilä (piano), Sulo Aro (violin), Ilmo Ranta (viola) and Pentti Rautawaara (cello) on Finnish radio in 1939. The work was also on the programme of Leiviskä's second composition concert in 1945, being performed on that occasion by Jussi Jalas (piano), Erik Cronvall (violin), Erik Karma (viola) and Yrjö Selin (cello). Two commercial recordings have been released (Finlandia Classics 2012 and Telos Music 2016). It is published for the first time 2022 with an extensive foreword by Susanna Välimäki. The product includes the full score (piano part) and a set of string parts. Duration: c. 25'. Have a look inside by clicking 'sample'. / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Quatuor avec Piano

POD-Hugh Wood's Ithaka for Violin Viola and Cello. Score. Inspired by C. P. Cavafy's poem this work was commissioned by the Florin Ensemble and generously supported by the Britten-PearsFoundation the RVW Trust and the Swaledale Festival which hosted the first performance at St. Andrew's Church Grinton on 2nd June 2016. The performers were Charles Mutter (Violin) Alastair Scahill (Viola) and Catherine Rimer(Cello).

Par THORVALDSDOTTIR ANNA. Score and Parts for Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Shades Of Silence for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano accompaniment. Score and Parts for Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Shades Of Silence for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano accompaniment. Written for Nordic Affect. The first performance was given on 2 February2013 at Kaldal and oacute - n Hall, Harpa Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland. Duration: c. 8 minutes/ Répertoire / Violon, Alto, Violoncelle et Piano

Elegy for viola and cello was written in April 1970 for Peter Mark and Geoffrey Rutlowski while the composer was guest professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Duration 8 minutes.

a cura di | edited by Italo Vescovo. Par PAGANINI NICCOLO. Nicolò Paganini?s Trio in G major for viola and cello ? the autograph manuscript of which is preserved in the Biblioteca Casanatense in Rome ? represents the only work of the Genoese composer expressly scored for these instruments. In addition to expanding Paganini?s treasured catalogue, its rediscovery could provide scholars with new insights into the famed virtuoso?s chamber music output. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Alto et Violoncelle