Chester Music

Taken from Once Around The Sun, this is the month of June.

The Violin Concerto was commissioned by Stiftung Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. It was first performed by Gidon Kremer (violin) and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchester conducted by Den...

Written for violin and piano.

Kevin Volans ' Passi Leggieri for solo Violin.

Violin/Piano reduction for Hugh Wood's Violin Concerto No. 2 Op. 50, which was commissioned by the Milton Keynes City Orchestra. First performed on 23rd January 2009 at Milton Keynes Theatre by Alexan...

Calices was commissioned by Fundacion Albeniz for the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia, Madrid.

For Violin with Piano Accompaniment

This work was commissioned by Bill Colleran. It was first performed by David Alberman on 19th November 2005, at St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield, as part of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. T...

Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story about the adventures of a boy and the snowman that comes to life is a modern children's classic. The tales popularity has been further enhanced by frequent tel...

violin:piano is a work by Kevin Volans for Violin and Piano, in which the two instruments play at different tempi. This unusual and challenging piece was commissioned by Chris Alexander and premiered...

The Chester Violin Fingering Chart includes advice on instrument care, notation guide and a photo/diagram of the instrument.

Romance for violin and piano is a short, reflective piece that exploits the lyrical qualities inherent in the combination. Originally written for a very young but talented violinist, Romance travels t...

Raymond Briggs' charming Christmas story about the adventures of a boy and the snowman that comes to life is a modern children's classic. The tales popularity has been further enhanced by frequent tel...

The three works for violin and piano were written over a period of almost two years during 1943 and 1944. Away from the bustle of London, where Busch had lived before ill-health began to plague him, h...

This haunting piece from Einaudi's fêted studio album In A Time Lapse appears here in his original arrangement, for solo violin and piano. The beauty in its simplicity can be expressed by both progre...

After Chain II for Violin and Orchestra in (1985) and the orchestrated version of Partita in (1988), Lullaby For Anne-Sophie, for Violin and Piano, was the third piece composed by Witold Lutoslawski....

Underwood is just one of the beautiful tracks from Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi's album In A Time Lapse, released on January 21, 2013. Once again, Einaudi finds beauty in simplicity, with Underwo...

Lennox Berkeley's Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano. Written when Berkeley was studying with Nadia Boulanger, this sonata was premiered by Yvonne Astruc and Madeleine Grovlez for the Société musicale...

Peter Maxwell Davies ' Sonatina For Violin Alone for solo Violin. This instrumental work was commissioned by Fenella Humphreys as part for the Bach to the Future project. The first performance took pl...

Brian Elias' Fantasia for Violin and Piano. This work was commissioned by Madeleine Mitchell with funds made available by the Arts Council of Great Britain. It was first performed on 2nd June 1986, at...

Gabriel Prokofiev's Howl for solo Violin and Electronics. Commissioned by Luzerner Ballet. The first performance of the ballet was given by Luzerner Ballet choreographed by Maurice Causey on 9th March...