1st & 3rd Position String Quartet: Romantic contains 4 pieces from some of the most famous composers of the Romantic period all expertly arranged by William McConnell for String Quartet.William McConnell grew up and was educated in Dundee where he started his musical education at the age of 9 learning to play Fiddle. Shortly after the war McConnell joined the Royal Marines School of Music where he enjoyed making music world-wide as well as taking on the traditional role of The Ship's Fiddler. After coming out of the services he began to educate at The King's School in Canterbury. Nowin his 80's McConnell still spends his time as an educator of music and restoring stringed instruments.

Available here is the score (Piano score) and set of parts for Leighton's Piano Quintet Op.34. This piece was first performed by the London String Quartet and the Composer in July 1959.Performance duration: 29 minutes.

Composer's Note When I considered the ensemble of eight cellos I first thought of matt and dark textures. I also wanted to go back to some ideas on symmetry. While I was pondering all that I saw snow flakes fallingfrom the dark sky of the Finnish autumn. Focusing on the snow the idea of writing variations on it and its various forms became clearer in my mind.Nuages de neige is a uniform and linear texture in which I realise my firstimpressions of that ensemble. The two Etoiles de neige are based on the idea of symmetry and repetition: the first one develops up to a certain point where it doubles back as in a mirror image the second one consists of eightsections in which the harmonic structure is repeated as well as a linear gesture that becomes ever more present. Aguilles de glace focuses on different pizzicati and superimposed ostinati. With Fleurs de neige I sought to recallthe texture of those harmonic trills at the end of the first section although more airy and diversified here. Kaija Saariaho

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Volume 2081 Intermediate to Advanced Level-A fantastic collection of nineteen pieces by fourteen composers including works by J.S. Bach and Camille Saint-Saens.

Set of Parts-Set of parts for String Quartets Op.18 Nos. 1-6. Arranged for two Violins Viola Violoncello. Volume 1808 in Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics.

Stylish Arrangements Of Selected Highlights From The Leading 20Th Century Composer

Besides the famous Concerto in B minor Op. 104 Dvorák's ?uvre includes four smaller chamber music compositions for Cello and Piano: the Polonaise in A major the Rondo in G minor Op. 94 an arrangement of the well-known Slavonic Dance in G minor from Opus 46 and the mood piece Woodland Idyll (Klid). For the preparation of this edition the Dvorák expert Klaus Döge has studied original manuscripts alongside corrected proofs and first editions supported by reference to the Orchestral and Piano scores. Documented comments by the composer himself have provided an additional source of authenticsuggestions for interpretation.

Blue Baroque Cello-Mike Cornick's Blue Baroque offers cellists the chance to explore adaptations from the Baroque repertoire in various modern styles. His selection includes items from the Orchestral Vocal and Keyboard repertoires of the period and can be welcomed and enjoyed by middle grade to more advanced players.

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 2053-Bach's celebrated Sonatas originally written for the Viola De Gamba are presented here in highly authoritative editions for Cello. Based upon Bernard Greenhouse's own performance editions and recordings this book represents aspecial opportunity to rediscover these wonderful Sonatas with the Cello. Contains Sonatas Bwv.1027 1028 and 1029.

Edition specially prepared for the ABRSM & TRINITY GUILDHALL exam syllabuses-Vivaldi was familiar with the technique and idiomatic qualities of the cello and writing for the cello seems to have drawn from Vivaldi a special empathy: there is a degree of seriousness and expressive depth which is encountered much less consistently in his violin music. Perhaps it has something to do with the cello's low register since similar qualities inform his writing for bassoon.This Urtext edition edited by Bettina Hoffmann provides you with a clear and accurate realisation of the composer’s original intentions with thoroughly detailed editorial markings and suggestions. The solo cello part is also included on a separate insert.

Tost Quartets-The chamber music world has been eagerly awaiting this all of Haydn's string quartets are finally available in Henle Urtext quality! The last edition to be finished contains the String Quartets op. 54/55 sometimes also known asthe 'First Tost Quartets'. Contrary to what the opus numbers might suggest it is a cohesive cycle of six works. Mozart's influence is felt more deeply the forms are more diverse and the first Violin is every now and thenrequired to do real acrobatics. In this volume in particular several treasures can be found that are not often played.

Piano Trio in B-flat major Op.133 for Piano Violin and Cello. One year after the completion of the 'Quartett-Konzert' Op.131 Louis Spohr finished his fourth Piano Trio Op.133 (1846). The first Piano Trio was greeted by the musical world with 'uncommon joy'. Whilst Spohr often wrote a final movement in virtuoso form in order to secure an effective ending the strength of the final movement in Op.133 lies in its pleasant lightness transparency and rhythmic pithiness. This Trio is earnestly recommended to professional artists and amateur musicians as a graceful chamber composition of the romantic period.