Wonderful Winds

Featuring possibly one of the most famous flute solos, this is a faithful arrangement of Vaughan Williams' richly textured English orchestral piece which combines Greensleeves and the more robust folk...

Basse Danse, Pieds-en-l'air and Mattachins from Peter Warlock's most well-known work. These pieces reflect the colourful life of their composer and feature energetic rhythms and unexpected dischords i...

Basse Danse, Pieds-en-l'air and Mattachins from Peter Warlock's most well-known work. These pieces reflect the colourful life of their composer and feature energetic rhythms and unexpected dischords i...

These two pieces are taken from William Walton's 1963 orchestral suite from the 1944 film Henry V. In the sombre Passacaglia, the ground bass line eventually passes through most of the parts, supporti...

Wagner composed Siegfried Idyll as a birthday present to his second wife, Cosima, after the birth of their son Siegfried in 1869. It was first performed by a chamber ensemble on Christmas morning in 1...

Wagner composed Siegfried Idyll as a birthday present to his second wife, Cosima, after the birth of their son Siegfried in 1869. It was first performed by a chamber ensemble on Christmas morning in 1...

Ancient Rites is a suite of five short movements for three players using five flutes: piccolo, 2 C flutes, alto flute and bass flute. The music is full of memorable melodies and charming harmonic piqu...

This charming miniature tone poem was originally written by Bridge (himself a violinist) for Violin and Piano in 1905. He also orchestrated it in 1938 at a time when he was working as a conductor of s...

Completed in 1893, Debussy's String Quartet is widely considered to be a masterwork of the chamber music repertory. The 3rd mvt: Andantino, doucement expressif seems well suited to the varying timbres...

A charming early work by Gershwin assisted by Will Donaldson, this ragtime dance gives all parts plenty to do.

A charming early work by Gershwin assisted by Will Donaldson, this ragtime dance gives all parts plenty to do.

Perfect as encores, or as a whole set, these arrangements give the modern wind quintet a chance to explore the exquisite contrapuntal writing of three Renaissance gems - motets by William Byrd and Cla...

As South American dance music spread to the entertainment halls of Europe and the USA in the early part of the twentieth century, Ernesto Nazareth's Dengoso (1907 - also known as Dengozo), was one of...

A version for wind quintet of Saint-Saens' charming and elegant solo piece for horn. The horn retains the original solo part while the other players provide gentle accompaniment.

Dreaming, the best known movement from Schumann's Kinderszenen, written for piano in 1838. This short piece suits the tonal qualities of the Wind Quintet, with the 3 top parts sharing the tune, suppor...

Perhaps the most well known movement of the Serenade for String Orchestra, this is a Valse full of contrasts, from the dolce main theme to busier minor key sections with quaver figures passing between...

This is a delicious piece, full of Italian charm and character, doubtlessy great fun to play, and packs a lot of punch in 5 minutes. Notes from composer, Roberto Ventimiglia: "When I started working o...

Ready for Anything is a playful eight minutes of rapidly-changing moods  concentrating the contrasts of a three-movement work into one. From its opening cadenzas to its joyful conclusion, the instrume...

A welcome addition to our catalogue by theatre composer Jason Carr, who hesitates to confess this piece started as a dream that he'd written a Robin Hood ballet, with a stage full of people dancing a...

Two simple and elegant Chopin Waltzes, in G Minor and G major. The lyrical tunes pass amicably between the two instruments in these charming miniature arrangements.

Three beautiful Fauré pieces, set as Woodwind duets. In his famous Sicilienne Op. 78, the melodies weave between the two players, missing nothing of the original feel of the piece. "Mi-a-ou" from the...

These charming short pieces are taken from two books of pieces 19th century Belgian composer César Franck wrote for the harmonium (an instrument similar to an organ, where the sound is produced as air...

These charming short pieces are taken from two books of pieces 19th century Belgian composer César Franck wrote for the harmonium (an instrument similar to an organ, where the sound is produced as air...

With the spring everything bursts back to life in the sunshine: particularly those plants that thrive whether you want them or not! Gardeners may call them weeds, but they have inspired Wild Garden: a...

With the spring everything bursts back to life in the sunshine: particularly those plants that thrive whether you want them or not! Gardeners may call them weeds, but they have inspired Wild Garden: a...