This is a mega-bundle of the two books of essential string quartet repertoire; it comprises both volumes making a total of 47 pieces in total and over 550 pages of music. When you consider that this also includes the following, which are classed as '1 piece each': 15 Christmas Carols, a complete Brandenburg Concerto and 12 Variations on 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', the value for money is excellent. The arrangements are well-written and impressive to listen to.
Difficulty levels range from intermediate to advanced, and provide something for everyone to enjoy. A score and full sets of parts are provided for each piece, and the repertoire covers Christmas music, wedding music (and Jewish wedding music), slow melodies, traditional Welsh melodies, baroque classics, famous symphonic melodies, piano works and other popular pieces. This is the full list:
Volume 1
1. Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) (Mendelssohn)
2. Wedding March (Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin) (Richard Wagner)
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, complete (Bach)
4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, mvt. 3 (Bach)
5. Canon (Pachelbel)
6. La Réjouissance from ’Music for the Royal Fireworks’ (Handel)
7. Rondo from ‘Abdelazer’ (Purcell)
8. Largo from ‘Xerxes’ (Handel)
9. Toccata (from Symphony V) (Widor)
10. All Through The Night (Welsh trad.)
11. Ar Lan y Môr (Welsh trad.)
12. David of the White Rock (Welsh trad.)
13. Myfanwy (Welsh trad.)
14. Suo Gan (Welsh trad.)
15. Andante (Gluck)
16. Gymnopédie No.1 (Satie)
17. Piano Sonata No.8 Op.13 ‘Pathétique’ - 2nd mvt. (Beethoven)
18. Happy Birthday
19. 15 Christmas Carols
20. Silent Night (Gruber)
21. Joy To The World (Mason)
Volume 2
1. Nessun Dorma (Puccini)
2. Six Christmas Pieces, Op.72 (Mendelssohn)
3. 12 Variations on ’Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ (Mozart)
4. The Fairy Queen – a selection of 6 pieces (Purcell)
5. The Arrival of The Queen of Sheba (Handel)
6. Prelude from ‘Te Deum’ (Charpentier)
7. Piano Sonata No.1, Mvt.1 (Beethoven)
8. Gnossienne No.1 (Satie)
9. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk (Debussy)
10. Silent Night – a new arrangement (Gruber)
11. Siman Tov Mazel Tov (Jewish trad.)
12. Chosen Kale Mazel Tov (Jewish trad.)
13. Hatikvah (S. Cohen)
14. Yedid Nefesh (Jewish trad.)
15. Lecha Dodi (Jewish trad.)
16. Oif'n Pripetshok (Warshawski)
This pack represents a huge saving over the individually priced music.
You can see and hear an example score here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYTukWzIBOY
Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):
www.ralphsonstrings.com |