Thomas Wilson - String Orchestra

Ritornelli Per Archi

1972 For 11 solo strings or full string orchestra
Commissioned for the Edinburgh Festival
by the Scottish Baroque Ensemble.
"Tour de force"
"A passionate almost operatic little drama for 11 solo strings"
19'

Pas De Quoi

1964 Six little dances for strings.
Prelude, Valse, Rigaudon, Sarabande, Polka, Gavotte.
11'

St Kentigern Suite

1986 For 11 solo strings or full string orchestra.
Commissioned by The Friends of Glasgow Cathedral, on the occasion of the Cathedral's 850th Anniversary.
"Wonderfully subtle and elegant, ..so laden with atmosphere that the breathless hush at the end of the work was almost tangible."
"A masterpiece"
20'