Sheet Music for String Instruments

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Elizabeth Maconchy's Divertimento For Cello And Piano. Previously AL03818

The Elegy for Cello and Piano was composed in 1949. It was originally conceived as the slow movement of a cello sonata which was never completed. It is a beautifully moving piece in its own rights tha...

Composed in the 1760s for his longtime friend Joseph Franz Wiegl, then the principal cellist of Prince Nicolaus's Esterhazy Orchestra, this is a historic piece of Haydn's repertoire for cello. It demo...

Originally written in 1833 and dedicated to Franz List, Etude Op. 10, No. 6 was titled 'Lament'. Op. 25, No. 7, titled 'Cello' was written between 1832 and 1836 and dedicated to Comtesse d'Agoult. Ale...

One of Delius's major instrumental works, this sonata was composed in 1916. Reprint of the original edition. This gorgeous, soaring piece is full of dramatic tension and lyricism and will showcase a p...

This very early work by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), written in 1892 while he was 18-19 years old) consists of two titles: I. Prélude / Comodo (F major); II. Danse orientale / Andante cantabile (A...

In the aftermath of World War I, Edward Elgar (1857-1934) wrote some of his most personal and introspective music. The last of his major completed works, the Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, began a...

This dark and passionate piece for cello and piano is a wonderful concert or solo showpiece. It is composed in 3 movements: I. Allegro non troppo, II. Andante sostenuto, and III. Presto, and performan...

Bohemian composer and violinist Josef Suk (1874-1935) studied under Antonín Dvorák, eventually marrying the master composer's daughter. This early work (1890, 1898) for cello and piano begins with the...

George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931) was an American composer. Along with John Knowles Paine, Horatio Parker, Amy Beach, Arthur Foote, and Edward MacDowell, he was among those composers in what is c...

In 1873, Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed SIX PIECES, Op. 19 for piano. By far, the most popular of the six works No. 4, NOCTURNE. It has been transcribed for various instruments, with cello arg...

A virtuosic masterpiece for cello! Herbert premiered his 2ND CONCERTO FOR VIOLONCELLO in March 1894, and not only was it well received, but it has since become his most popular work for cello. Present...

Chopin composed his magnificent SONATA IN G for his friend, cellist Auguste Franchomme. Utilizing themes from Polish dance and folk music, this captivating masterpiece of classical repertoire showcase...

An immensely powerful piece for solo cello and piano, Brahms' SONATA NO. 2, OP. 99 is one of the most impressive cello repertoire selections. Composed of four movements, the first Allegro vivace conta...

Kodaly's SONATA, Op. 4, except for some transcriptions, was the first work Kodaly wrote for cello while taking some cursory cello lessons. Op. 4 opens with a brooding first movement, primarily lyrical...