Par BARTOK BELA. Bartok's 'String Quartet No. 5' was commissioned by the formidable Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, leading patron of chamber music in the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century. Bartok is alleged to have composed the work in a one-month span of isolation in 1934, and it received its premiere in Washington, D.C. by the Kolisch Quartet in 1935. The String Quartet No. 5 was published…

These intimate and comforting lines of Elizabeth Bishop's Sonnet are set to music that is reflective, lush and lyrical, with the text always foremost. Originally written for SATB chorus and later arranged for TTBB chorus, this new voicing for Treble choir maintains the lush harmonies of the original while taking into account the potential of the women's voices. / Choeur SSA Et Piano

Lors de l'ouverture de l'acte II de l'opéra ' Gloriana ', la Reine Elizabeth I est lors d'une visite d'Etat à la ville de Norwich. Après une adresse officielle de bienvenue, elle est entendue par un Masque. À ces danses chorales non accompagnés, danseurs, qui représente le temps et concord, / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Arrangeur: Elizabeth Walker. Par BACH JOHANN-SEBASTIAN. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) composed St. Matthew's Passion, BWV 244, in the 1720s and it is believed that the first performance took place on April 11, 1727 at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. The music arranged here for Flute Quartet is the heart-wrenching aria, 'Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben,” extracted from the middle of the…

String Quartet #3 was written for, and first performed by the Balanescu Quartet, February 1990 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Duration 16 minutes. A score is available on sale.. Quoting composer: In the summer of 1989 I composed a choral work, Out of the Ruins , for Agnieszka Piotrowska's BBC2 documentary which dealt with the physical and emotional responses of some inhabitants of Leninakhan…

Par SUCKLING MARTIN. Martin Suckling's critically acclaimed Candlebird is a stunning song-cycle for baritone and ensemble, based on the poems of Don Paterson. The first performance was given by Leigh Melrose, baritone, and the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Nicholas Collon in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, on 29 May 2011. / Scores / Répertoire / Baryton et Ensemble De Chambre