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.
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".
A long time standard in the repertoire of cellists, Dvořák's Rondo is a wonderfully entertaining piece dedicated to the composer's friend and cellist Hanus Wihan. Now you can share this outstanding arrangement by Hans Erik Deckert with four of your fellow cellists.
Pablo de Sarasate's famous composition Zigeunerweisen for violin and orchestra has been a favorite challenge for both young virtuosos and advanced students. Now editor Valter Dešpalj has transcribed the piece to be played on cello with either a string quintet or string orchestra.