Chester Music

Quoting Mason: This work was conceived as a 'travelogue' in five parts played without break, although the boundaries between these five 'areas' are not always precisely definable. The first part, Pera...

The score is also available CH60985

Score available separately: CH61008

A series of popular music for working string quartets. Light enjoyable repertoire pieces and entertaining encores. Each folio contains five pieces. Contents: 'Chelsea Bridge', 'Fly Me To The Moon', 'S...

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...

Kevin Volans has been described as one of the more inventive composers since Stravinsky. Songlines was composed in 1988, and revised in 1993. Score available: CH61335

Irish composer Kevin Volans' work has gained international acclaim over the years. Drawing on a combination of European and African compositional techniques, his music displays a unique charm. Volans'...

Irish composer Kevin Volans' work has gained international acclaim over the years. Drawing on a combination of European and African compositional techniques, his music displays a unique charm. Volans'...

Set of Parts for Nyman's 'In Re Don Giovanni' for amplified string quartet. The arrangement for string quartet was made at the request of Alexander Balanescu for the Bicentenary of Mozart's death in 1...

Songs, Dances and Ellipses was commissioned by the Barbican Centre for the Chilingirian String Quartet on the occasion of their 25th anniversary. Quoting Saxton: 'The title Songs, Dances and Ellipses...

Scored For String Quartet. Commissioned by the New Arts String Quartet, first performed in Tokyo November 1996. Quoting Tanaka: The title Metal Strings suggests speed metal rock music which I have bee...

Ikon of Joy/Sorrow is for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello. Composed in 1999, when Tavener was around 55 years old, this short 2 minute long piece was premiered by the Brodsky Quartet.

This is part 2 of the cycle 'A Ribbon Of Time', composed for the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award for Chamber-scale Composition 2002.

Commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company. Score available: CH65648

The second of the Quartets commissioned by the Naxos label was completed in January 2003. This work swings between nervous virtuosic energy to the serene calm of an extended Lento, with exotic harmoni...

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. Study score is available available: CH6...

The Full Score for Peter Maxwell Davies' fourth in a series of ten string quartets commissioned by the Naxos Recording company, first performed by the Maggini Quartet on 20th August 2004 at the Chapel...

The string parts for Peter Maxwell Davies' fourth in a series of ten string quartets commissioned by the Naxos Recording company.

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 complete String Quartet score for Maxwell Davies' Quartet No. 6. This work was commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company, and is the sixth in a series of ten quartets. It was first performed on...

The set of parts for Maxwell Davies's Naxos Quartet Six for strings. This work was commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company, and is the sixth in a series of ten quartets. It was first performed on...

This work was commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company, and is the seventh in a series of ten quartets. It was first performed on 19th October 2005, at the Wigmore Hall, London, by the Maggini Quar...

The seventh in a series of ten String Quartets composed for Naxos Records between 2001 and 2007, this one is a tribute to the Baroque architect Francesco Borromini.