REPRINT SERIES Alan Rawsthorne's Concertante Pastorale is a charming and lyrical orchestral piece that showcases his distinctive blend of pastoral serenity and intricate harmonic textures. Written in a single movement, the work features flowing melodic...

Sibelius' Valse Triste, Op. 44, No. 1, is a hauntingly beautiful waltz originally composed in 1903 as part of the incidental music for his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt’s play Kuolema ("Death"). The piece captures a dreamlike and melancholic...

REPRINT SERIES Martinů’s Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra, H. 232, was composed in just under two weeks in August 1933 and premiered in Basel on October 16, 1936. The work is structured in four movements: Allegro (con brio),...

Gerald Finzi’s orchestration of Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18, enhances the song cycle’s lyrical beauty with a richer, more expansive texture. Originally composed for baritone and piano, Finzi later arranged it for baritone and string...

REPRINT SERIES Alan Rawsthorne’s Elegiac Rhapsody for String Orchestra was composed in 1964 as a tribute to Constant Lambert, who had died in 1951. The piece reflects Rawsthorne’s distinctive style, characterized by structural clarity and...

Gerald Finzi’s Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Op. 35, is a choral work composed in 1950 for a two-part chorus and chamber orchestra. The text is taken from the biblical book Ecclesiasticus (Sirach 44), a passage that honors great figures from...

REPRINT SERIES Alan Rawsthorne’s Divertimento for Chamber Orchestra (1962) is a lively and engaging work that showcases his knack for structure and imaginative orchestration. Comprised of three movements, the piece blends neoclassical clarity with...

REPRINT SERIES George Enescu's Chamber Symphony, Op. 33 in E Major, composed in 1954, stands as one of the Romanian composer’s late masterpieces, encapsulating his unique fusion of lyrical expressiveness and complex polyphonic textures. Written...

Luigi Dallapiccola’s Commiato (1972) is a masterful example of the composer’s late style, blending his deep engagement with serial techniques and his fascination with literary expression. Scored for soprano and a chamber ensemble of 15...

Irving Fine's Notturno for String Orchestra and Harp, composed in 1951, is a masterful work that blends elements of neoclassicism with a distinctly lyrical and emotional quality. The piece is characterized by its delicate textures and sophisticated...

Dmitri Shostakovich’s Suite No. 1 for Jazz Orchestra, often referred to as the Jazz Suite No. 1, is a lighthearted and vibrant composition that blends classical sophistication with elements of jazz and popular music. Written in 1934, the suite was...

Fritz Kreisler's Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3, is a virtuosic showpiece for violin and orchestra that encapsulates exoticism, playfulness, and technical brilliance. Composed in 1910, the piece reflects the Western fascination with Asian culture prevalent at...

REPRINT SERIES  Villa-Lobos own transcription from Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" for Orchestra of Cellos. It includes the following movements: Prelude XXIIFugue VPrelude XIVFugue IPrelude XIIIFugue VIIIFugue XXI  

God is gone up is the second of his three opus 27 anthems. It was written in 1951 for a St Cecilia's Day Service at St Sepulchre's Church in Holborn. This well-written anthem of praise, which, like Bairstow's works, stretches the organ's resources,...

REPRINT SERIES The origins of this piece can be traced back to an incident that occurred during a rehearsal at the inaugural Aspen Festival in 1950, when Stravinsky was displeased by a surprise rendition of "Happy Birthday to You", a song with which he...

REPRINT SERIES Composed between 1936 and 1937, Rawthorne's Clarinet Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra lasts around 19 minutes and has 4 movements: 1. Preludio2. Capriccio3. Aria4. Invention

REPRINT SERIES Rawsthorne’s perky Street Corner Overture (1944), evokes, in the composer’s words, "a Saturday night at the crossroads of a busy industrial town". This is a bubbling, infectious piece and it’s all great fun.  

REPRINT SERIES With its evocative pastoral opening, A Severn Rhapsody which was clearly written under thrall of George Butterworth’s A Shropshire Lad and Bridge’s Summer. Blue skies, birdsong, sunny fields, cool coppices and shaded brooks...