Arrangements for string quartet of 'Romance for string orchestra, op 11' (1928), 'Elegy for violin and piano, op 22' (1940), and 'Prelude for string orchestra, op 25' (1940s). 'Romance' (8 mins) was first performed in 2009 by the Finzi Quartet at London's Wigmore Hall, and has been recorded by them on Resonus Classics RES 10109. 'Elegy' (9 mins) and 'Prelude' (5 mins) were first performed in 2014 by the Marilla Quartet at Downe House School, Berkshire, UK. The arrangements are presented as three separate works and form an attractive addition to the string quartet repertory.Difficulty:Prelude: intermediateRomance and Elegy:intermediate/advanced. / Quatuor De Cordes

Par BRITTEN BENJAMIN. Britten's Elegy was first performed at The Maltings in Snape, Suffolk, by Nobuko Imai in 1984 as part of the 37th Aldburgh festival. This beautiful piece was originally sketched by Britten in 1930 upon leaving school at the age of sixteen. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Alto

The String Quartet No.1 was composed in 1919 actually making it his fourth quartet but it was the first to be published. It is scored in five movements: Prelude- Pastorale- Scherzo- Elegy- Rondo Retrospectivo.Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was a British composer pianist and poet. His most popular works by which he is largely remembered today were written in the years preceding the Second World War however he continued to compose prolifically in the face of indifference from the outside world right up until his death at the age of 91. His music is predominantly in the Romantic style and serves as a tasteful reminder of abygone age.

revidierte Neuausgabe mit allen Wechselbesetzungen. Par JUON PAUL. Le 'Trio Miniatures' sont parmi les musique de chambre le plus souvent joué des oeuvres de la Fédération de Russie-compositeur suisse Paul Juon (1872-1940). A l'origine écrit pour le piano, les quatre pièces 'Rêverie' (après op 18 n o 3), les 'Humoresque' (après op 18 n 7), 'Elegy' (après op 18 n o 6) et 'Danse fantastique' (op. 24 n o . 2 après) donne un magnifique aperçu de son Juons la poésie, son art de raconter des histoires en musique, sa joie dans la danse et de surprises rythmiques. L'édition soigneusement révisée contient tous les changements possibles de l'instrumentation et comprend la clarinette dans la partition pour la première fois. De nombreuses différences entre la partition et les parties ont été enlevées, les ajouts rédactionnels tôt révélé et des erreurs corrigées. Un rapport d'audit détaillé donne des informations à ce sujet./ Répertoire / Violon ou Clarinette, Violoncelle (Alto) et Piano

This is the Study Score edition of Per Nørgård's String Quartet No.8 'Night Descending'. Programme note: This piece is based on 5 sections from my chamber opera Nuit des homme where a string quartet is the leading instrumental ensemble. Even though the subject is The Great War (1st World War) the plot is on a psychological level and follows the development of a couple - in poems of Guillaume Apollinaire. The couple's war enthusiasm in the beginning is replaced by horror and in the end dehumanizing. The five movements of the quartet express phases in this process: from the Eulogy of the prologue praise of the The Sun of Gold above the humananimal - a rhythmic tense and still more and more militaristic movement - to The Journey whose enlargement of conscience due to the exhausting tempo of the new era is suddenly stopped in the fourth movement carrying the title of the piece and expressing the calm before storm not as a blessing of peace but as a latent anxiety. In the epilogue of the fifth movement the theme of the prologue reappears but it is changed from hymn to elegy. The quartet is dedicated to the Zapolsky Quartet who took part in the world premiere of the opera in September 1996. Per Nørgård 1997

Elegie (Adagio) - Polka (Allegretto). Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. Two pieces for String Quartet: Elegy (Adagio) and Polka (Allegretto), as composed by Dmitri Shostakovich. Score and Parts./ Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Par SEIBER MATYAS. Durée: 8', Format: 22, 2 x 30, 3/ Répertoire / Alto et Petit Orchestre