Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Thorp – Valse, Opus 70 No. 3 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
Amongst Chopin's many brilliant, virtuosi and completely pianistic pieces are to be found gentler creations suitable for transcription for string quartet, such as the lively but lyrical Valse (Opus 70 No. 3), transposed up a semitone into the friendlier D major by arranger Bill Thorp.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Amongst Chopin's many brilliant, virtuosi and completely pianistic pieces are to be found gentler creations suitable for transcription for string quartet, such as the lively but lyrical Valse (Opus 70 No. 3), transposed up a semitone into the friendlier D major by arranger Bill Thorp.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Thorp – Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 34 No. 2 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
Amongst Chopin's many brilliant, virtuosi and completely pianistic pieces are to be found gentler creations suitable for transcription for string quartet, such as the restrained, introspective and, with its Lento marking and low-lying melodies, possibly ironically termed Grande Valse Brillante. Arranged by Bill Thorp.
Chopin, Frédéric François
Chopin arr. Thorp – Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 34 No. 2 (String Quartet)
Amongst Chopin's many brilliant, virtuosi and completely pianistic pieces are to be found gentler creations suitable for transcription for string quartet, such as the restrained, introspective and, with its Lento marking and low-lying melodies, possibly ironically termed Grande Valse Brillante. Arranged by Bill Thorp.
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.
