An arrangement, a new composition

Hugo Wolf is primarily famous as a composer of lieder. One of his few instrumental works is the string quartet Italian Serenadecompleted in two days in 1887, which he later arranged for small orchestra with woodwinds and horns. This sparkling Tarantella is a brilliant, difficult eight-minute piece with sophisticated transitions to the rondo sections and an emotional cello recitative. The editor Bruno Borralhinho supplements the string quartet version for string orchestra with a double bass part that pauses during delicate and high cello passages.

Swiss saxophonist and composer Daniel Schnyder, born in 1961 and living in New York, has created a new album with Rite wrote a moderately difficult string orchestra piece in E minor. A recurring melody, reminiscent of an Irish folk song, is heard in all voices and also in fast variations, accompanied by counter-voices with exciting rhythms and unusual tone productions. In the "Tempestoso", the cellos and double basses are chromatically challenged. After several piano approaches, the piece builds up to a racy fortissimo finale. You can listen to the work on Kunzelmann's website.

The orchestral material for both works can be borrowed.

Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade, arranged for string orchestra by Bruno Borralhinho, score, OCT-10357, Fr. 19.30, Edition Kunzelmann, Adliswil

Daniel Schnyder: Ritus for string orchestra, score, OCT-10348, Fr. 31.20