Cyril Scott

Cyril Scott’s Two Sonnets offer a contrasting character, with the first featuring a fluid, evocative opening reminiscent of Ives’ The Housatonic at Stockbridge. The second carries a more intimate, rom...

The English composer Cyril Scott (1879-1970) studied piano and composition at the Frankfurt Conservatoire. In 1898 he returned to Liverpool to work as a composer and teacher. He composed for every mus...

Written for Piano in 1924.

Written for orchestra (choir and organ ad lib.)

Written for piano, violin and cello.

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- RondoRet...

String Quartet No. 2 was written in 1951, and dedicated to Percy and Ella Grainger. It is recognised as one of his least extravagant creations, but is nevertheless a solid work which is continuallyund...

String Quartet No. 2 was written in 1951, and dedicated to Percy and Ella Grainger. It is recognised as one of his least extravagant creations, but is nevertheless a solid work which is continuallyund...

Scott's String Quartet No. 3 was published in 1960. It was premiered by the Aeolian Quartet at the Wigmore Hall in London in the following year. Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was a Britishcomposer, pianist...

Scott's String Quartet No. 4 was completed in 1968, just two years before the composer's death. It is noted for its austerity and anguished harmonies. Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was aBritish composer, p...

Lullaby (Op. 57, No. 2) was first composed in 1908 for Voice and Piano, with lyrics by Christina Rosssetti. It was transcribed for Cello or Violin and Piano by the famous cellist Charles WarwickEvans...