Chester Music

Premiered at the 1978 Bath Festival by the Lindsay Quartet. Parts available: SOS01004

This work was written in 1958. It was commissioned by the University of Glasgow under the terms of the McEwen Bequest.

Quoting Saxton: My Fantazia for String Quartet was complete in December 1993 in response to a commission from the London International String Quartet Competition for a test piece for the 1994 competit...

String Quartet No. 4 was written for the Camilli Quartet who gave the first performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, April 1995. It is dedicated to the memory of Nyman's composition teacher, A...

String Quartet No. 1 (White Man Sleeps) was written for the Kronos Quartet and first performed by them July 1986, London. The title 'White Man Sleeps' comes from a moment in nyanga panpipe music where...

Set of Parts for Kevin Volans 'White Man Sleeps' for string quartet. (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello). Written for the Kronos Quartet in 1986. Duration 24 minutes. Score available: CH61123

String Quartet No. 2 Hunting: Gathering was commissioned by Doris and Myron Beigler and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the Kronos Quartet. It was first performed by them in December 19...

Kevin Volans has been described as one of the more inventive composers since Stravinsky. Songlines was composed in 1988, and revised in 1993. Dedicated to Bruce Chatwin and premiered by the Kronos Qua...

The arrangement for string quartet was made at the request of Alexander Balanescu for the Bicentenary of Mozart's death in 1991. It was first performed by the Balanescu Quartet at the Queen Elizabeth...

At the grave of Beethoven was commissioned by the Brodsky Quartet, on the occasion of the bicentenary anniversary of Beethoven's opus 18. The title suggests admiration and a tribute towards Beethoven,...

For String Quartet. Duration 5 minutes.

The first in a series of Ten quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall, London in Oct 2002 by the Maggini Quartet. A convenient, miniature-sized version of...

The third in the series of ten Quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall, London in Oct 2003 by the Maggini Quartet. A convenient, miniature-sized version o...

Joby Talbot's String Quartet was premiered at the 1999 Brighton Festival by the Duke Quartet.

This work was a test piece for the International string Quartet competition in 2005, Premio Paulo Borciani, It was inspired by a keyboard piece of the same name, A Sad Paven for these Distracted Tymes...

This work was a test piece for the International string Quartet competition in 2005, Premio Paulo Borciani, It was inspired by a keyboard piece of the same name, A Sad Paven for these Distracted Tymes...

This work was commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company, and is the fifth in a series of ten quartets. It was first performed on 20th October 2004 at the Wigmore Hall, London by the Maggini Quartet.

The second String Quartet by Joby Talbot, in full score with parts.

This work was commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company, and is the eighth in a series of ten quartets. It was first performed on 10th March 2006 by the Maggini Quartet, at St. Gregory's Centre, Can...

This work was commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company, and is the eighth in a series of ten quartets. It was first performed on 10th March 2006 by the Maggini Quartet, at St. Gregory's Centre, Can...

Kevin Volans' String Quartet No. 9: Shiva Dances was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the Smith Quartet at the 2004 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Kevin Volans (the compo...

String Quartet No. 10 Is A Delightful Piece Expertly Composed By Kevin Volans In Memory Of His Brother. Kevin Volans Is The Best Known South African Composer Active Today, With Well Over 50 Published...