Arranged for 2 guitars by Timothy Kraemer. This is a brilliant arrangement of what would seem to be quintessentially music for string orchestra but which works perfectly for guitars.

This perennial favourite - in a beautiful and fun arrangement for four violins - allows four violinists to enjoy the limelight! It is also a practical alternative for occasions where an orchestra is not available and something from the 4 Seasons is requested!

Arranged for 2 cellos by Timothy Kraemer. "I arranged these movements for two cellos for two reasons. The first is because they are technically very demanding as solo pieces on a  normal cello - they were written for a five stringed instrument - as  duets they make the music accessible to many more cellists! The  second reason is the sheer pleasure it gives to play these beautiful  pieces; and it’s fun playing duets! I am aware how revered these pieces are - to some people they hold  almost a religious status. Purists should avoid these arrangements!"

This arrangement for Cello and Piano is by Daniel Grimwood.

Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889) was the last in line of the great 19th Century composer-pianists; Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Thalberg and Henselt himself. Apart from being a virtuoso performer, he was also a prodigious composer, arranger and editor. In 1838 he went to St. Petersburg and stayed there for the rest of his life apart from vacations in Western Europe. The Ave Maria is originally from his set of 'Douze Etudes de Salon' Op. 5 for piano. Henselt's Protestantism did not preclude this gentle obtrusion into the fringes of the Catholic Church. The seraphic peace is achieved by a flowing four-part chorale, artfully spaced, and a simple melody, which transfers perfectly to the cello.

Duration: 3 mins.