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Immerse yourself in the rich elegance of the French Baroque! The beloved "Five Old French Dances" by the celebrated master Marin Marais enchant with their incomparable charm, graceful melodies, and li...

Portrait No. 2 'E. B' is taken from Two Portraits for Strings composed by Benjamin Britten. This fantastic, flowing Viola solo over, soft, staccato Piano chords really expresses a range of gripping em...

Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Sola for solo viola and pre-recorded electronics was composed for Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti. The music, which features extended techniques, was inspired by the search for calm am...

Originally scored for solo cello, this version for solo viola was written in 2019. The theme of the work is 'man & machine' as commissioned by the cellist Michael Nicolas.

Nocturne was written in early 1994 and dedicated to the memory of Witold Lutoslawski. The work, originally written for violin but adapted for viola in this version, is an exploration of early ideas fo...

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer working in the early Romantic era. His Serenade was written in 1826, supposedly after a long summer's walk with some friends. It was originallyasett...

Arranged by Gregor Piatigorsky.

Dance Of The Miller from The Three Cornered Hat by Manuel De Falla, for Cello and Piano.

Edition Tortelier.

Immerse yourself in the fiery world of Andalusian music with 'Pantomima and Cancion' from Manuel de Falla's celebrated masterpiece 'El Amor Brujo'. Published by the renowned Chester Music, this exquis...

Written in 1990 for solo baroque cello. 'Shortly after I composed this piece, I learned of Luigi Nono's death. I would like to dedicate it to him as a farewell, with gratitude for having met him (even...

Piano Reduction. Kaija Saariaho's Notes on Light. was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Musical Director James Levine, and given its first performance on 22nd February 2007 at Symphony Ha...

This folio of 22 original Cello pieces has been designed to inspire and encourage duettists, especially teacher/pupil collaborations. The idea grew out of composer Gabriel Yared's own learning experi...

These three pieces for cello and piano are meditations – personal, secular and musical – on images from religious poetry. The title of No. 1 Angels bending near the earth comes from a caro...

Kaija Saariaho's Offrande was written as a wedding gift for Marianna Karttunen et Nicolas Saint-Bris in 2014. The first public performance took place on 13 February 2017 at La Maison de la Radio Franc...

Morpheus is a concise cello concerto by Oliver Davis from his 2018 album Liberty, written for cellist Katherine Jenkinson.

Immerse yourself in the soothing, warm tones of "Lullaby", published by the renowned Chester Music. This enchanting piece for cello carries both performers and listeners into a world of gentleness, re...

The Bute Cello Duets by Oliver Davis come from his 2020 album Solace, recorded at the height of the Covid lockdown. They were originally recorded by cellists Katherine Jenkinson and Nicholas Holland.

This Suite for Solo Cello takes inspiration from Kate Kennedy’s wonderful new book, Cello: A Journey Through Silence to Sound. Each movement tells the story of a different cello: in the first, the mus...

Julian Lloyd Webber originally composed Jasmine with his daughter, Jasmine, in mind. The short 3-minute work for cello and piano (also available for violin and piano) carries the feeling of a new birt...

With "Song for Ainola", Chester Music presents a deeply moving work for solo cello by acclaimed composer Bryce Dessner. This expressive, lyrical piece gained widespread recognition on the celebrated a...