Josquin – the famous Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance – is widely regarded as the first master of polyphonic vocal music that characterized his era. Hans Erik Deckert has selected Benedicta es, caelorum regina, one of seven motets by Josquin printed in the anthology Liber selectarum cantionum, for arrangement on cello sextet.
Carsten Jaspert is no stranger to arranging music for multiple celli, having produced cello ensemble editions for a decade. His latest arrangement is a cello quartet rendition of the G minor Prelude & Fugue from the second book of the The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Bottesini's Concerto No. 2, one of the most widely-played pieces in the bass repertoire, is now available with Jeff Bradetich's detailed editorial markings along with a score and parts for string orchestra accompaniment.
The subject of many arrangements, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vocalise has been arranged by Valter Dešpalj for solo cello with piano in this exciting new transposition to C minor from the traditional key of E minor.
Carmen stands as one of Georges Bizet's most popular and critically acclaimed works. Two suites were drawn from the original score and posthumously compiled by his friend Ernest Guiraud. In his own Carmen Suite arrangement for cello octet, Mr. Jaspert has selected three movements of the Orchestra-Suites and the aria of Don José, "La fleur que tu m’avais jeté".
World-famous violist and teacher Donald McInnes, who recently sat down for an exclusive interview with us, has released three new arrangements for viola solo and piano: Korngold's Much Ado About Nothing, Schubert's Serenade (Ständchen), Strauss' Serenade (Ständchen).
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