Elliott Carter

A terrific set of pieces for a Woodwind Quartet by inspirational American composer, Elliot Carter. Completed in 1950, each Etude is different and they move through various moods and this work is an ex...

The Score to Elliot Carter's tremendous 1948 Woodwind Quintet is in part, a light-hearted, almost humorous two movement composition, but one with a significant degree of colour, texture and grandeur....

The composer states:'Figment No. 2' was compsed in the spring of 2001 as a present for the wonderful American cellist Fred Sherry, who with his outstanding instrumental and organizational abilities an...

'Retracing' is excerpted from 'Asko Concerto' (2000).

This latest work in the Meredith Music master class series presents a comprehensive, interpretive analysis and performance guide of three legendary compositions for timpani and percussion. Together, M...

Based on the thrilling Greek legend of Theseus and The Minotaur, two-scene Ballet captures the regal glitz of Minos' court and all the grit and gore of the Labyrinth and its monster. This is the full...

Three Occasions for Orchestra is comprised of three short orchestral pieces: A Celebration of Some 100 x 150 Notes (1986) * Remembrance (1988) * Anniversary (1989). Each may be performed separately or...

The Concerto for Orchestra consists of four separate ensembles using four distinct styles of music. This work exploits the small scale tactics of the string quartets in a much larger and timbrally and...

Carter's Variations for Orchestra is an astonishing work from 1956. There are ten variations, many of them of clearly identifiable character, some in tricky in-between places, each of them displaying...

This is a beautiful setting of Robert Frost's poem Dust of Snow by Elliott Carter. Arranged for Voice and Piano accompaniment.