Musique classique pour quatuor à cordes

In D minor, this original string quartet by the established composer Robert Longfield features a refreshingly active part for the viola and cello under a flowing melody for the violins. A slow middle...

This iconic traditional Irish melody shines in this accessible arrangement by Larry Moore. Moore's cut-time version begins in G major but modulates to A major for the final section, providing much-nee...

This iconic traditional Irish melody shines in this accessible arrangement by Larry Moore. Moore's cut-time version begins in G major but modulates to A major for the final section, providing much-nee...

Discover captivating chamber music gems with this edition of "Three Divertimenti (1936) and Alla Marcia (1933)". These expressive early works captivate with their brilliant wit, rhythmic vitality, and...

It is hard to believe that Benjamin Britten was 16 when he wrote the Quartettino, such is the skill and intellectual command. Peter Stadlen, The Daily Telegraph, 25 May 1983

Immerse yourself in the evocative world of late 1920s chamber music: With the "Rhapsody for String Quartet (1929)", renowned publisher Faber Music presents an expressive and captivating work for strin...

The sources for this new edition of Britten's String Quartet No.3 was the original manuscript, a photocopy of the manuscript in progress, Rosamund Strode's fair copy. The Quartet was written for the A...

String Quartet No.2 Op. 118 by Malcolm Arnold was first performed at the 1976 Aldeburgh Festival by the Allegri Quartet. This new edition has been arranged for two violins, viola and cello.

In his Kongsgaard Variations (2006), Swedish composer Anders Hillborg takes the Arietta-theme from Beethoven's last piano-sonata, No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 as the basis for an evocative 16-minute stri...

In his Kongsgaard Variations (2006), Swedish composer Anders Hillborg takes the Arietta-theme from Beethoven's last piano-sonata, No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 as the basis for an evocative 16-minute stri...

Thomas Adès's second work for string quartet, The Four Quarters was written for the Emerson Quartet and was premiered by them at Carnegie Hall in 2011. The winner of the 2012 British Composer Award fo...

Thomas Adès's second work for string quartet, The Four Quarters was written for the Emerson Quartet and was premiered by them at Carnegie Hall in 2011. The winner of the 2012 British Composer Award fo...

Premiered by the Takács String Quartet in 2004, Carl Vine's String Quartet No.4 is a dark and pensive work. Split into two equal parts, this acerbic 15-minute exploration of conflict without re...

Premiered by the Takács String Quartet in 2004, Carl Vine's String Quartet No. 4 is a dark and pensive work. Split into two equal parts, this acerbic 15-minute exploration of conflict without r...

Malcolm Arnold's String Quartet No. 2 followed some 30 years after his first: it was completed in Dublin in August 1975 and first performed by the Allegri Quartet the following year at the 29th Aldebu...

Described by its composer as 'a fantasia', Carl Vine's dramatic String Quartet No.5 (2007) contains six clear sections but like much of his music is cast in one continuous movement. There is some repe...

Described by its composer as 'a fantasia', Carl Vine's dramatic String Quartet No.5 (2007) contains six clear sections but like much of his music is cast in one continuous movement. There is some repe...

This music book contains the sheet music for the neoclassical work "Il valtzer del dubbio" by Alberto Polese. Edition for string quartet in intermediate difficulty in F minor.

Contains: Op. 18, Nos. 1-6.

Immerse yourself in the captivating sound world of Spain with Joaquín Turina's “La Oración del Torero”. This chamber music masterpiece incomparably depicts the intimate devotion of a bullfighter in th...

String Quartet No. 1 was inspired by The Lindsays, who gave its first British performances and helped in the preparation of this edition. The work was commissioned by WUNC-FM, with funds from the Nort...

String Quartet No. 2, (Musée Mécanique), was commissioned by The Ciompi Quartet for their series at Duke University, with funds from Meet the Composer. The first performances were given on April 25 an...

Rebecca Clarke worked in the string quartet medium over virtually the whole of her long life, either as a performer, a composer, or a teacher. The two movements published here are Clarke's only known...