Rhapsody in F Sharp for Piano and Orchestra was commissioned by the BBC Proms and first performed in the Royal Albert Hall on August 19th 1943. Written with the wartime audience in mind it is unashamedlypopular in style with its flashy virtuosity making it immediately accessible and entertaining. There is argument among scholars as to whether it should be referred to in the Major or Minor key as it makes almost equal use ofboth starting in one and finishing in the other. Ernest J Moeran (1894-1950) was an English composer who followed the tradition of R. Vaughan Williams and John Ireland by collecting preserving and using manyfolk songs mainly from Norfolk Suffolk and Ireland.

The Chester String Series has been providing high quality musical works for developing String Players for over 60 years. Viola Book 1 contains eight graded pieces in the 1st position including works by C.P.E. Bach and W.A. Mozart. Every piece has been appropriately arranged and edited for Viola and Piano by the renowned Viola teacher and arranger Peggy Radmall.

Légende Naïve (Aquarelles Op.59 No.1) by Joseph Jongen. For Violin and Piano.

Work dating from 1933.

An orchestral work in four movements written in 1947. Allegro con Fuoco Molto Vivace Andante Cantabile Finale

Work for Viola and Piano.

This version of Handel's Air and Rondo is edited and arranged by Evelyn Rothwell. 'Air' is grade 3 standard while the 'Rondo' is grade 5 standard.

Written for solo violin.

Premiered in Zurich 1950.

Giovanni Boni is a little known Italian composer from - presumably - the first half of the 18th century. Multiple records of composers with identical or similar names from that period can be found whocould indeed have been one and the same person and the Giovanni Boni at hand could have been any or none of them! Evelyn Rothwell edited and arranged four pieces from the Walsh edition of the Solos for a GermanFlute Hoboy or Violin compos'd by Sigr. Giovanni Boni into the Oboe Sonata In G for Oboe with Piano accompaniment. This hidden gem of Italian Baroque music should not be dismissed as the charmingly melodic sonata is a particular delight for musicians and audiences alike. The four movements ( Preludio - Largo Allegro Alla Siciliana Allegro ) can be played separatelyor together their total performance time is approximately 8:30 minutes. Boni 's Sonata In G is well within the capabilities of the average student or amateur Oboe player and aunique addition to the solo player's repertoire!

Premiered by Frederick Ginke Watson Forbes and James Phillips in the Wigmore Hall in August 1944. Parts available: CH56176

J.S. Bach's six suites for solo cello have been skilfully transcribed for solo Viola by Watson Forbes offering a new wealth of repertoire to the advancing violist.

This work was commissioned by the Anglo-Austrian Music Society and was written in the last six months of 1966. It is dedicated to Nadia Boulanger for her 80th birthday - 16 September 1967.

2 Dances from The Three-Cornered Hat by Manuel de Falla arranged by Graciano Tarrago for guitar duet - includes two copies.

Written for chamber orchestra and first performed by the BBC Welsh Orchestra in October 1969.

This work was commissioned in mid 1958 by Hans Oppenheim’s Saltire Music Group in Thea Musgrave’s native city of Edinburgh.

Edition Radmall

Written for solo piano.

Viola part edited by Watson Forbes. Duration: c. 17 minutes.

This collection of pieces for wind instruments is planned as a continuation of the solo pieces already issued under the title ' Eight Easy Pieces By Classical Composers '. This new selection has the advantage that the pieces maybe performed as solos and also as duos with the same piano accompaniment. The instrumental parts are also interchangeable.