Chester Music

Study Score. Based on the famous medieval tapestries called La Dame à la Licorne, D'OM LE VRAI SENSE is a Clarinet Concerto commissioned by The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and dedicated to clarin...

Study Score. Based on the famous medieval tapestries called La Dame à la Licorne, D'OM LE VRAI SENSE is a Clarinet Concerto commissioned by The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and dedicated to clarin...

Study score for Britten's early and ambitious three-movement work (1932) for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, brought to light and edited by Colin Matthews for it first performance at the 1997 Aldeburgh F...

Trans, for harp and orchestra, premiered in Japan in 2016 with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and harpist Xavier de Maistre. It was a co-commission between the Suntory Foundation for Arts, the Finnish R...

The harp part for Saariaho's work for harp and orchestra and a co-commission between the Suntory Foundation for Arts, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tonhal...

Trans, for harp and orchestra, premiered in Japan in 2016 with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and harpist Xavier de Maistre. It was a co-commission between the Suntory Foundation for Arts, the Finnish R...

A WEDDING BOUQUET is undoubtedly Berners' most original and successful work. Some might say unique, since choral ballets are rare indeed. It is based on the opening pages of Gertrude Stein's play, The...

Iain Bell’s "Aurora" is a concerto for coloratura soprano and orchestra, commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. It premiered at the BBC Proms in 2018 with soprano...

Vocal Score for baritone and orchestra. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by Marcus Farnsworth and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins on 30th November 2018 at the Ba...

Study Score for baritone and orchestra. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by Marcus Farnsworth and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins on 30th November 2018 at the Ba...

The original version of Kaija Saariaho’s Saarikoski-laulut for voice and piano (CH88086) was written for the soprano Anu Komsi, to whom the songs are dedicated. The song cycle is based on a collection...

The original version of Kaija Saariaho’s Saarikoski-laulut for voice and piano (CH88086) was written for the soprano Anu Komsi, to whom the songs are dedicated. The song cycle is based on a collection...

Study score. Commissioned by the New Edinburgh Orchestra in celebration of Buzzy Murray. First performed on 19 March 2022 by the New Edinburgh Orchestra, conducted by Tim Paxton. Duration: c. 16 minut...

Study score. Commissioned by the New Edinburgh Orchestra in celebration of Buzzy Murray. First performed on 19 March 2022 by the New Edinburgh Orchestra, conducted by Tim Paxton. Duration: c. 16 minut...

A reflection of her inscrutable attention to detail and fine musical sensibility, HUSH is Saariaho's final concerto, written for trumpet player Verneri Pohjola in 2023 and revisiting material from the...

The Seven Heavens explores the life of C. S. Lewis in the planets of the Middle Ages. Composed in 2014 for SATB choir and orchestra.

Study score for the orchestral work from 1998, composed by Saariaho for Esa-Pekka Salonen and Magnus Lindberg's 40th birthdays.

Study score for the orchestral work from 1998, composed by Saariaho for Esa-Pekka Salonen and Magnus Lindberg's 40th birthdays.

Kaija Saariaho’s Oltra Mar for chorus and orchestra was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and had its world premiere in 1999 under the baton of Kurt Masur. It includes text by Amin Maalouf and...

Kaija Saariaho’s Song for Betty is an arrangement of the last movement from her opera L’amour de loin and was an 80th birthday gift for Betty Freeman, who very generously supported the commission of t...

Kaija Saariaho’s Vista for orchestra was commissioned by Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. It was partially inspired...

Commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union, the one-minute orchestral piece was was to employ a recognizable Beethovenesque spirit with a personal touch. The work reflects the vast changes in orc...

Commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union, the one-minute orchestral piece was was to employ a recognizable Beethovenesque spirit with a personal touch. The work reflects the vast changes in orc...