Chester Music

Conductor, composer and pianist, André Previn continues to redefine the possibilities in his extraordinary career, already one of the most distinguished musicians of our time. This work with original...

This work for soprano and baroque chamber orchestra, using text by William Blake, was commissioned by The Academy of Ancient Music on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The piece is dedicated to th...

Kaija Saariaho's Emilie Suite was a joint commission by Carnegie Hall, New York City, Cité de la Musique, Paris, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg. It was first per...

The Whale, written by John Tavener in 1968 as a documentary in music and spoken word, was given its first performance by the London Sinfonietta and the London Sinfonietta Chorus, conducted by David At...

Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux was written for the Zagreb Biennale and first performed there by the orchestra and choir of Radio Zagreb, conducted by the composer and Slavko Zlatic on 9 May 1963. It is...

Work for SATB Chorus and Orchestra. Text: DH Lawrence. Commissioned by the 5th European Conference on Clinical Oncology. Premiered by Richard Hickox Singers and the City of London Sinfonia, September...

Fall and Resurrection tries to encompass, in brief glimpses, the events which have taken place since the beginning of time, and before time. The work begins in total silence, in the Paradise of God. T...

A New Beginning was written for the closing minutes of 1999, to herald the New Millennium. Commissioned by the New Millennium Experience Company. Scored for solo treble, children's chorus, SATB chorus...

A New Beginning was commissioned by the New Millennium Experience Company, and will be performed in the Millennium Dome, London, in the closing minutes of 1999, to herald the New Millennium. For solo...

A New Beginning was commissioned by the New Millennium Experience Company, and will be performed in the Millennium Dome, London, in the closing minutes of 1999, to herald the New Millennium. For solo...

Musical interpretation of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland. '

Orchestra, SATB, Violin, Baritone Voice, Soprano Ikon of Eros was commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra on the occasion of the Orchestra's Centennial. First performance on 13th November 2002 at the...

Full Score of Saariaho L'amour De Loin. Opera In Five Parts. L, armour De Loin was premiered in Salzburg in August 2000 with additional productions being staged at the theatreBern in Switzerland. The...

For Children's voices and Orchestra. Commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Proms. First performance in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen on 19th July 2006, in the Royal Albert Hall, London, by the B...

Written for SATB choir and orchestra. Commissioned by the Norfolk and Norwich Festival and first performed on Saturday 6 May 2006 by the Festival Chorus and Academy of Ancient Music conducted by John...

Elogium Musicum amatissimi amici nunc remoti (A Musical Eulogy in praise of a best beloved now far away) was commissioned by the Leipzig Gewandhaus. The premiere took place on 2 October 2008 in the ma...

Lyric opera in two acts. Libretto by David Pountney. Commissioned jointly by the Royal Academy of Music, London, UK and The Juilliard School, New York, USA. UK premiere: 18th March 2011 - Royal...

Iain Bell's A Harlot's Progress is an Opera in six scenes, featuring a libretto by Peter Ackroyd based upon William Hogarth's 1730 etchings of the same name. This is a full score for Soprano, Mezzo-So...

An Epithalamion, Or Mariage Song on the Lady Elizabeth, and Count Palatine being married on St. Valentine's Day is a work by Hugh Wood that sets the poem by John Donne. For Chorus and Orchestra, the w...

Conductor's score (A3 size) for this work for SATB and orchestra. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

An opera in four acts for ensemble, chorus and soloists in full score.

A revised SATB/orchestra version of Tavener's Requiem For Father Malachy. Full score. This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail our Mail Order Department for further information.

First performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in April 1978 by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer. Duration c. 15 mins.