Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Martelli – Valse, Opus 64 No. 2 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
No composer, either before or since, has been able so successfully to invest the loose and episodic form of the waltz with the poignant emotions of transient joy and wistfulness. This waltz, arranged by Carlo Martelli, is one of the high watermarks of that kind of distinction.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Martelli – Valse, Opus 64 No. 2 (String Quartet)
No composer, either before or since, has been able so successfully to invest the loose and episodic form of the waltz with the poignant emotions of transient joy and wistfulness. This waltz, arranged by Carlo Martelli, is one of the high watermarks of that kind of distinction.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Martelli – Minute Waltz, Opus 64 No. 1 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
Of Chopin's fourteen waltzes this is probably the best known. Like the other waltzes it has a charm and eloquence that is unparalleled in other music of this kind. Arranged by Carlo Martelli.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Martelli – Minute Waltz, Opus 64 No. 1 (String Quartet)
Of Chopin's fourteen waltzes this is probably the best known. Like the other waltzes it has a charm and eloquence that is unparalleled in other music of this kind. Arranged by Carlo Martelli.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Martelli – Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 18 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
It has been said that arrangements of such quintessentially keyboard music as Chopin's are always to be deplored. Notwithstanding, Carlo Martelli has chanced his arm in this, the first of the composers fourteen waltzes.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Martelli – Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 18 (String Quartet)
It has been said that arrangements of such quintessentially keyboard music as Chopin's are always to be deplored. Notwithstanding, Carlo Martelli has chanced his arm in this, the first of the composers fourteen waltzes.
Chabrier, Emmanuel
Chabrier arr. Martelli – Idylle from Suite Pastorale (String Quartet) – Digital Download
This exquisitely charming piece is part of Chabrier's Suite Pastorale, originally written for pianoforte and here expertly transcribed for string quartet by Carlo Martelli.
Chabrier, Emmanuel
Chabrier arr. Martelli – Idylle from Suite Pastorale (String Quartet)
This exquisitely charming piece is part of Chabrier's Suite Pastorale, originally written for pianoforte and here expertly transcribed for string quartet by Carlo Martelli.
Chabrier, Emmanuel
Chabrier arr. Martelli – España (String Quartet) – Digital Download
Chabrier's short but astonishingly brilliant orchestral works, of which España is one, are among the best light music ever written. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli for string quartet captures perfectly the virtuosic nature of the original score.
Chabrier, Emmanuel
Chabrier's short but astonishingly brilliant orchestral works, of which España is one, are among the best light music ever written. This arrangement by Carlo Martelli for string quartet captures perfectly the virtuosic nature of the original score.
Chabrier, Emmanuel
Chabrier arr. Martelli – Danse Villageoise from Suite Pastorale (String Quartet) – Digital Download
This sprightly piece, arranged by Carlo Martelli, is from Chabrier's Suite Pastorale, originally composed for the pianoforte and later transcribed for orchestra by the composer.
This sprightly piece, arranged by Carlo Martelli, is from Chabrier's Suite Pastorale, originally composed for the pianoforte and later transcribed for orchestra by the composer.
This quartet was written in 1954 when the composer, Carlo Martelli, was a 19 year old student at the Royal College of Music. This publication is of a recent revision of the work. There are three distinct sets of ideas in the first movement which are freely developed, although vestiges of sonata form can be discerned. The second movement is a scherzo and trio, which is joined without a break to the slow third movement - an interesting feature of this conjunction, is that at the close of the slow movement ideas from the trio and then the scherzo return to round things off. The last movement is a succession of free variations on a theme in which the interval of a fourth predominates. For conservatories and professionals.
The Pavão Quartet recorded this work in August 2012 on the CD Carlo Martelli, released in October 2013 by Discadia Records, DISCA 002. Included on the same CD, and also published by Broadbent & Dunn, are Martelli’s String Quartet No. 1, Prelude and Fugue for String Sextet Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola.
String Quartet
This quartet was written in 1954 when the composer, Carlo Martelli, was a 19 year old student at the Royal College of Music. This publication is of a recent revision of the work. There are three distinct sets of ideas in the first movement which are freely developed, although vestiges of sonata form can be discerned. The second movement is a scherzo and trio, which is joined without a break to the slow third movement - an interesting feature of this conjunction, is that at the close of the slow movement ideas from the trio and then the scherzo return to round things off. The last movement is a succession of free variations on a theme in which the interval of a fourth predominates. For conservatories and professionals.
The Pavão Quartet recorded this work in August 2012 on the CD Carlo Martelli, released in October 2013 by Discadia Records, DISCA 002. Included on the same CD, and also published by Broadbent & Dunn, are Martelli’s String Quartet No. 1, Prelude and Fugue for String Sextet Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola.
This is the composer's first acknowledged work and was written when he was only 17 years of age and a first year student at the Royal College of Music. The Pavão Quartet recorded this work in August 2012 on the CD Carlo Martelli, released in October 2013 by Discadia Records, DISCA 002. Included on the same CD, and also published by Broadbent & Dunn, are Martelli's String Quartet No. 2, Prelude and Fugue for String Sextet and Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola.
String Quartet
This is the composer's first acknowledged work and was written when he was only 17 years of age and a first year student at the Royal College of Music. The Pavão Quartet recorded this work in August 2012 on the CD Carlo Martelli, released in October 2013 by Discadia Records, DISCA 002. Included on the same CD, and also published by Broadbent & Dunn, are Martelli's String Quartet No. 2, Prelude and Fugue for String Sextet and Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola.
Butterworth, George Sainton Kaye
Butterworth arr. Martelli – The Banks of Green Willow (String Quartet) – Digital Download
This is one of the few works that Butterworth completed before his untimely death at the age of thirty - he was killed in action in World War One. The composition, like all his work, gives evidence of a distinct but restrained personality, imbued with a deep love of the English countryside. Arranged here by Carlo Martelli for colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Butterworth, George Sainton Kaye
Butterworth arr. Martelli – The Banks of Green Willow (String Quartet)
This is one of the few works that Butterworth completed before his untimely death at the age of thirty - he was killed in action in World War One. The composition, like all his work, gives evidence of a distinct but restrained personality, imbued with a deep love of the English countryside. Arranged here by Carlo Martelli for colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Bruch, Max Christian Friedrich
Bruch arr. Martelli – Adagio from Violin Concerto in G Minor (String Quartet) – Digital Download
In this arrangement by Carlo Martelli of the beautiful slow movement of Bruch's Violin Concerto the solo part is unchanged and the orchestral part arranged for the other three players.
Bruch, Max Christian Friedrich
Bruch arr. Martelli – Adagio from Violin Concerto in G Minor (String Quartet)
In this arrangement by Carlo Martelli of the beautiful slow movement of Bruch's Violin Concerto the solo part is unchanged and the orchestral part arranged for the other three players.
Brahms, Johannes
Brahms arr. Martelli – Symphony No. 2 Movement 3 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
This is one of the most charming and unpretentious movements from Brahms' symphonies, expertly transcribed here by Carlo Martelli for the four string instruments.
Brahms, Johannes
Brahms arr. Martelli – Symphony No. 2 Movement 3 (String Quartet)
This is one of the most charming and unpretentious movements from Brahms' symphonies, expertly transcribed here by Carlo Martelli for the four string instruments.
One of the better known of Brahms' many Hungarian Dances originally composed for piano duet. This highly effective arrangement by Carlo Martelli successfully conveys the excitement and verve of the original.
Brahms, Johannes
Brahms arr. Martelli – Hungarian Dance No. 6 (String Quartet)
One of the better known of Brahms' many Hungarian Dances originally composed for piano duet. This highly effective arrangement by Carlo Martelli successfully conveys the excitement and verve of the original.
Brahms wrote 21 Hungarian Dances of which this is one of the most well known. Originally written for piano duet, and here arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli, it is in an extravert style with good spanking tunes and simple rhythms.
Brahms, Johannes
Brahms arr. Martelli – Hungarian Dance No. 5 (String Quartet)
Brahms wrote 21 Hungarian Dances of which this is one of the most well known. Originally written for piano duet, and here arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli, it is in an extravert style with good spanking tunes and simple rhythms.
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich
Borodin arr. Martelli – Symphony No. 2 Movement 4 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
Borodin's 2nd is the most well know of his three Symphonies and uses several musical ideas originally intended for his opera Prince Igor. The festive character of this final movement is skillfully recaptured in Martelli's masterful arrangement for the four stringed instruments.
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich
Borodin arr. Martelli – Symphony No. 2 Movement 4 (String Quartet)
Borodin's 2nd is the most well know of his three Symphonies and uses several musical ideas originally intended for his opera Prince Igor. The festive character of this final movement is skillfully recaptured in Martelli's masterful arrangement for the four stringed instruments.
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich
Borodin arr. Martelli – Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (String Quartet) – Digital Download
These dances, inseparably associated with Diaghilev's 'Russian Ballet', form the climax of the 2nd act of the opera 'Prince Igor', where the Khan entertains his royal captive. The melody of the maidens dance was used in the musical 'Kismet' to the words 'Hold my Hand, I'm a Stranger in Paradise'. Little of the brilliance and excitement of the original is lost in this masterly condensation for string quartet by Carlo Martelli. For conservatories and professionals.
Borodin, Alexander Porfiryevich
Borodin arr. Martelli – Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor (String Quartet)
These dances, inseparably associated with Diaghilev's 'Russian Ballet', form the climax of the 2nd act of the opera 'Prince Igor', where the Khan entertains his royal captive. The melody of the maidens dance was used in the musical 'Kismet' to the words 'Hold my Hand, I'm a Stranger in Paradise'. Little of the brilliance and excitement of the original is lost in this masterly condensation for string quartet by Carlo Martelli. For conservatories and professionals.