Chester Music

Love from a Stranger was a 'thriller' starring Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone, based on an Agatha Christie short story, Philomel Cottage. As well as Britten's score, the film also included excerpts fr...

Concerto For Flute And Orchestra. Study Score edition. First performed at the Flanders Festival in Brussels 12th October 2001. Composer's Notes: I have been very familiar with the flute since my earli...

Esa-Pekka Salonen's first large scale orchestral work is this Concerto for saxophone and orchestra ('...auf den ersten blick und ohne zu wissen...') which dates from 1980-81 when he was undertaking an...

Britten was so remarkably prolific as a young composer that many of the works from his teens were put aside to await revision or completion as he rushed on to the next piece. This was particularly the...

The first broadcast of the incidental music for D. G. Bridson's radio drama, King Arthur was given on 23rd April (St. George's Day) 1937. The first performance of this Suite for Orchestra was given on...

This concert version has been prepared by Donald Mitchell for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone soloists, 1 or 2 speakers, SATB choir and Orchestra. The text has been compiled by R. Ellis Roberts. Th...

Song for Betty, de Kaija Saariaho, es un arreglo del último movimiento de su ópera L'amour de loin y fue un regalo de 80 cumpleaños para Betty Freeman, que apoyó generosamente el encargo de la ópera....

Philip Glass' Piano Concerto No 2 was composed in 2004 and has a duration of approximately 34 minutes. Commissioned by the Nebraska Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission, Board of Regents of the Uni...

Kevin Volans 'Abhaya' for four percussionists. This work was commissioned by Hamiruge, the Louisiana State University School of Music's percussion group. Abhaya 's first performance took place at the...

Ellen Reid’s Fear - Release for four percussionists was commissioned by the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet to be recorded for Sono Luminus in surround sound. According to the composer, the piece is ab...

Prophecies of Fire, para cuarteto de percusión, fue estrenada por Sandbox Percussion en Portland, Oregón, el 10 de julio de 2024.

Prophecies of Fire, para cuarteto de percusión, fue estrenada por Sandbox Percussion en Portland, Oregón, el 10 de julio de 2024.

Arranged and edited by John Iveson. Includes treble and bass clef parts. Includes music by Byrd, Purcell, Brahms plus many traditional pieces.

Two short pieces suitable for Grade 8 standard players.

A five-minute work for solo trombone, originally commissioned by the London Sinfonietta for their World Premiere Wednesdays series and premiered by Bryon Fulcher at Kings place on 27th September 2017.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating soundscape of chamber music: With "Bucolics for Viola and Cello", renowned publisher Chester Music presents a masterful piece full of expressive depth and character...

This short blues commemorates the demolition of St. Agnes Place in Lambeth, South London on 29th November 2005. It was written for Douglas Paterson (viola) and Jane Salmon (cello), who gave the first...

Written for the South Korean-American romantic drama film Never Forever first screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Recorded by The Smith Quartet on Signum Classics.

Sway was commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk for Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik. Co-commissioned by Borealis Festival, Bergen, Norway, with funding from Arts Council Norway. The piece was prem...

Hugh Wood 's Ithaka for Violin, Viola and Cello. Score. Inspired by C. P. Cavafy's poem, this work was commissioned by the Florin Ensemble and generously supported by the Britten-Pears Foundation, the...

Judith Weir's Sundew for Violin and Cello. Score. ' The bog-based Sundew Plant isn't as pleasant as the name suggests. It produces beads of fluid, resembling dew, but in fact a sticky deposit in which...

Judith Weir's Night is a work for Violin and Cello. Commissioned by Enterprise Music Scotland, 'Night' was written for High Heels and Horse Hair - comprised of Alice Rickards (Violin) and Sonia Cromar...

Peter Gregson's The Day Before was composed in 2017 and arranged for String Quartet.

Immerse yourself in the captivating sound world of renowned contemporary composer and cellist Peter Gregson. With "Sequence 3" (Sequence Three) for string quartet, Chester Music presents an atmospheri...