Ralph Vaughan Williams' charming suite of dances in the English style is a mainstay of the string orchestra concert repertoire. Adapted in collaboration with the composer from the 1921 Suite of Six

Magnificent! String players have gained a new addition to the string repertoire with this arrangement of Beethoven's most famous overture. The strings have been split into eight voices: four violin, two

Although an overture, Glinka fashioned this introduction to his second opera in a Classical sonata form. His use of enchanting Persian influenced totalities expanded the breadth of European classical music

Expressing the many different moods and events of a storm, the opening begins with the violins playing a gripping ostinato pattern suggesting that a storm is coming. The first two themes convey the erratic

The "Peer Gynt Suite" themes are among the most recognizable in classical history - many of us have Saturday morning cartoons to thank for the initial exposure. This arrangement of the four movements by

This spirited work for string orchestra is the best-known composition from 20th-century Swedish composer Dag Wiren. Written in 1937, Serenade for Strings features four contrasting

In the tradition of Britten, Holst, and Vaughan Williams before him, British composer John Rutter has composed a wonderful work for strings based on the rich legacy of the folk music of the British Isles.