Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky arr. Martelli – Pique Dame Medley, Opus 68 (String Quartet)
This medley, arranged by Carlo Martelli from Tchaikovsky's penultimate opera, is a collage containing most of the Mozartian pastiche found in the piece and some of the more overtly 'Russian' numbers.
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky arr. Martelli – Pathétique Symphony No. 6 Movement 2 (String Quartet)
Arranged here for string quartet by Carlo Martelli, this famous 5/4 movement from the Pathétique Symphony turned out to be its composers swan song.
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky arr. Martelli – Nutcracker Suite (String Quartet)
This superlatively skilful adaptation by Carlo Martelli of Tchaikovsky's Christmas masterpiece omits only one movement, the Arab Dance, from the original suite.
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky arr. Martelli – June, Opus 37 No. 6 (String Quartet)
Tchaikovsky wrote a great deal of music for solo piano, all of it of the salon variety. This charming example of this side of the great composer's art is here expertly transcribed for the string quartet by Carlo Martelli.
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky arr. Martelli – Humoresque, Opus 10 No. 2 (String Quartet)
This skittish little piece, originally for piano and now arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli, was lifted by Stravinsky for his ballet The Fairy's Kiss.
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky arr. Martelli – Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake (String Quartet)
The quaintness and piquancy of this little dance from Tchaikovsky's great ballet score has been perfectly captured in this excellent arrangement by Carlo Martelli. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky arr. Martelli – Czardas from Swan Lake (String Quartet)
This is an arrangement by Carlo Martelli of one of the several national characteristic dance numbers that occur in Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake.
Brass Quintet
This piece won the 1995 Gregynog Composers Award at the Gregynog Music Festival, Wales. It was inspired by Miles Davis's version of George Gershwin's Prayer from Porgy and Bess.
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – Trial by Jury Selection (String Quartet)
This courtroom satire is brimming with good tunes many of which are skilfully adapted by Carlo Martelli in this delightful medley from a favourite operetta.
This medley, arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli, is basically the overture of Yeoman of the Guard, with a greatly extended arrangement of one of the most loved numbers in the operetta I Have a Song to Sing Oh incorporated.
Sullivan's operettas are so full of well beloved tunes that the main task for the arranger, of medleys derived from any particular one, is to choose which numbers to omit and which to include. The present arranger Carlo Martelli apologizes in advance to any customer whose favourite tune has been left out!
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – The Mikado Selection (String Quartet)
Arguable one of the half dozen or so most popular light operas in the world, The Mikado contains so many gems that Carlo Martelli, the arranger of this potpourri, has had to omit several of them, even though this selection has a duration of about 15 minutes.
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – The Gondoliers Selection (String Quartet)
Possibly together with Mikado, The Gondoliers, the last composed of the Savoy operas to remain in the repertoire, and here arranged into a medley by Carlo Martelli, represents the high watermark of Gilbert and Sullivan's achievement.
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – Ruddigore Selection (String Quartet)
Although the least often performed of the Savoy operas that are still in the repertoire 'Ruddigore' contains much charming and indeed sometimes stirring music, some of which can be heard in this skilful medley arranged by Carlo Martelli.
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – Princess Ida Selection (String Quartet)
Although Princess Ida is one of the lesser known in the Gilbert and Sullivan canon it contains a host of delightful numbers, many of which are called into play in this lovely and exciting medley arranged by Carlo Martelli.
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – Patience Selection (String Quartet)
The music that Sullivan wrote for Gilbert's satire on Oscar Wilde and his band of 'aesthetes' does not contain as many well-known tunes as some of the other operettas by this famous pair, but the ones selected by the arranger Carlo Martelli for inclusion in this medley are no less charming and delightful.
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – Iolanthe Selection (String Quartet)
Sullivan rarely wrote the overtures to his operettas, a duty he usually designated to his associate and copyist, but the overture to Iolanthe is entirely of his own composition, hence its superiority over most of the others. Carlo Martelli's arrangement is based largely on this overture.
Sullivan, Arthur
Sullivan arr. Martelli – H.M.S. Pinafore Selection (String Quartet)
The first of Sullivan's operettas to establish the pattern of what became known as the Savoy Operas, this medley contains several of the best tunes from H.M.S. Pinafore and is, as always with Carlo Martelli, beautifully arranged.
Sullivan, Arthur
Like the music of the more famous operettas, this fine concert overture is rich in spontaneous melody, humorous, rhythmically subtle, harmonized and orchestrated in perfect taste. Carlo Martelli, the arranger of this string quartet reduction has captured the spirit of the original to perfection.
Strauss II, Johann
Strauss II arr. Martelli – Wine, Women and Song (String Quartet)
The Waltz King was known to like a tipple now and then and to be quite a success with the frauleins, but of the three articles listed in the title of this composition, here arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli, there is no doubt that the composer excelled or equalled all others in the third category.
Strauss II, Johann
One of the first characteristics that strike us in the work of the younger Johann Strauss is his seemingly inexhaustible melodic fertility. Carlo Martelli's exquisite arrangement of this opus by the Waltz King if anything enhances the grace, yearning, capriciousness and sensuous gaiety of the tunes.
Strauss II, Johann
Strauss II arr. Martelli – Voices of Spring (String Quartet)
Originally conceived as a brilliant coloratura piece for soprano to dazzle audiences with, this arrangement by Carlo Martelli derives from the better known version for orchestra alone.
Strauss II, Johann
Strauss II arr. Martelli – The Blue Danube Waltz (String Quartet)
Perhaps the most famous waltz ever written, this skilful arrangement by Carlo Martelli brilliantly captures all the glitter and romance of a Viennese ballroom.
Strauss II, Johann
Strauss II arr. Martelli – Tales from the Vienna Woods (String Quartet)
For practical reasons the arranger Carlo Martelli has omitted the very long introduction that Strauss composed for this concert waltz.
Strauss II, Johann
Strauss II arr. Martelli – Roses from The South (String Quartet)
Inexhaustible melodic fertility is the first characteristic that strikes one in the work of the younger Johann Strauss, and this waltz is no exception in this regard. Carlo Martelli's adaptation of the original for string quartet is executed with his usual customary brilliance!
Strauss II, Johann
Strauss II arr. Martelli – Perpetuum Mobile (String Quartet)
Strauss's clever set of variations on a simple 'vamp' on tonic and dominant is here arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli in characteristic masterly fashion.
Strauss II, Johann
Paradoxically this Waltz begins in march tempo, easing only gradually into the main waltz section. The arranger Carlo Martelli has made several changes to the original.
Strauss I, Johann
It was Johann Strauss the first who made the Viennese waltz internationally famous, not only in ballrooms but also on the concert platform. Although his waltzes have been eclipsed by those of his much more famous son, he is still remembered for this ever popular march, here arranged for string quartet by Carlo Martelli.
The second and last movements Burlesque I and Burlesque II are Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 7 Exam Pieces from 2022 until the end of 2029
A welcome addition to the repertoire for solo saxophone. The whole work was a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) Performance Diploma Exam Piece between 2000 and 2023. The third and last movements were Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Grade 7 exam pieces between 2002 and 2013, while the first and last movements were Trinity College London exam pieces between 2001 and 2022. This work was also a Trinity College London Performance Certificate exam piece between 2003 and 2006.
Review: "A contemporary suite in four movements, two slow and two fast, making it ideal for recital or contest. For studios, schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals." - New Issues September 1995
Saxophone & Piano
A very useful addition to an impoverished market for Tenor Saxophone. The third movement was a Guildhall School of Music and Drama exam piece between 2001 and 2004.