Carl Vine

Carl Vine's atmospheric Violin Concerto (2011) creates a rich and multi-faceted relationship between soloist and orchestra. Unfolding over two finely-crafted movements of roughly equal length, the 23-...

A kaleidoscopic showpiece for orchestra entirely worthy of its name. The piece bristles with contrast and energy. Within the first few minutes we journey from a mellifluous woodwind pastorale to a fan...

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 re...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Carl Vine's atmospheric Violin Concerto (2011) creates a rich and multi-faceted relationship between soloist and orchestra. Unfolding over two finely-crafted movements of roughly equal length, the 23-...

Battles was written for the restoration of the epic 1927 silent film The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands, and was commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2013. The work presents ei...

‘A subtle baroque flavour... a slow movement of ravishing arabesques above a pizzicato cello, balanced by outer sections of darting counterpoint.’ The Independent (Nicholas Williams), 24 M...

... a subtle Baroque flavour... Nicholas Williams, The Independent, 24 May 1994

A wonderful piece by Australian Composer Carl Vine for cello and tape.

Inner World, composed by Carl Vine. Arranged for cello and pre-recorded CD in digital sheet music format. The pre-recorded audio for this work can be downloaded here. In Carl Vine’s Inner World for ce...

This dazzling 12-minute sonata from 1992 was designed to showcase both flute and piano as equal partners. The first movement uses continuous semiquavers to weave a chromatic melodic web, while the thi...

Harbour Reverie, composed by Carl Vine. Arranged for violin with piano accompaniment in digital sheet music format.

This version of Aria for Soprano and Piano is an arrangement of the original version scored for Soprano, Flute, Cello, Celesta and Percussion.

Commissioned by the Canberra Symphony Orchestra in 1996, Carl Vine’s Concerto for Oboe is permeated with energetic rhythms and brilliant, snaking arabesques for the soloist. An ear-catching 16-m...

Composer's note: ''There is something innately human about cherishing one's deepest desires while knowing that they are impossible. Part of the model in this work is also the folly that a flute - the...

... immediately engaging, with its uplifting horn melody, lively fanfares, comfortable harmonies and easy-to-follow trajectory... Mark Stryker, Dayton Daily News, 13 January 1994 Instrumentation: picc...