Classical Music for String Quartet

Mansurjan's String Quartet No. 1 (1983-84) takes us 'on the long road of simplicity, on a wonderful journey during which the question whether this music is new or old can be answered very soon: It is...

Etwas zurückhaltend was written in 1982 when the composer was a student at the University of Durham. The piece was forgotten until 2009, when MacMillan realised that much within its ideas seemed curre...

Composed in 2007, this 25-minute work was commissioned by Southbank Centre for its Associate Artists, the Takács Quartet. A major addition to the contemporary string quartet repertory, the San Francis...

This publication gathers together three miniatures for string quartet, all composed 'in memoriam' a particular individual. Memento (4 minutes) was written in memory of the composer's friend, David Hun...

Composed in 1988 and revised in 1991, this 28-minute work was commissioned by the University of Glasgow’s McEwen Bequest. The composer stated in 1991, "My first string quartet, Visions of a November S...

Inspired by the events of September 11th, this three-movement work incorporates recorded voices of NORAD air traffic controllers (North American Aerospace Defense Command), FDNY (Fire Department New Y...

Anmerkung des Komponisten:Die Primula vulgaris ist eine in Europa heimische Pflanze, die auch unter dem Namen 'English Primrose' ('Stängellose Schlüsselblume') bekannt und ein willkommener Anblick im...

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello aus den "Vier Jahreszeiten"

Ouverture HWV 351 Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello aus dem Notenbüchlein der Anna Magdalena Bach

Inhalt: Direktion und Einzelstimmen Violine 1 + 2, Viola, Violoncello; 1.) Barcarole, Jaques Offenbach, aus der Oper "Hoffmanns Erzählungen" 2.) Lied des Torero, George Bizet, aus der Oper "Carmen"

Adagio con Sordino is the version for string quartet of an instrumental interlude from the vocal cycle Les Fleurs du Mal - Twelve Songs and Dances inspired by Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, composed by Vl...

Adagio con Sordino is the version for string quartet of an instrumental interlude from the vocal cycle Les Fleurs du Mal - Twelve Songs and Dances inspired by Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, composed by Vl...

This string quartet was written at the request of the Sebastian String Quartet. These musical postcards express the composer's deep and intimate feelings for the beautiful places on Earth. Boston Blu...

The idea came to me suddenly: It would be Undine or Ophelia, in any case with a connection to water. When I reread the two stories, I decided on Shakespeare's heroine Ophelia, a touching portrayal of...