your favourite works for string orchestra

[Nick Armstrong]

Nobody has mentioned Finzi. Mainly an elegaist but some lovely music for strings, particularly a Prelude for… and a Romance for…

Can't believe I forgot to mention them!!

And thank you AmpH and Edgeley Rob for guidance re: the Howells (Can't quite believe I've not acquired that over the years... Yet! )

[LeMartinPecheur]

One English string work which doesn't seem to have had a vote yet: Maw's Life Studies for 15 solo strings. Any enthusiasts? My knowledge of it is via an Argo LP (ASMF/ Marriner) with such rotten surfaces that it hasn't had many spins in 35+ years

[teamsaint]

One English string work which doesn't seem to have had a vote yet: Maw's Life Studies for 15 solo strings. Any enthusiasts? My knowledge of it is via an Argo LP (ASMF/ Marriner) with such rotten surfaces that it hasn't had many spins in 35+ years

never heard of it...but am spotifying it right now...so thanks for the tip.

[jayne lee wilson]

One English string work which doesn't seem to have had a vote yet: Maw's Life Studies for 15 solo strings. Any enthusiasts? My knowledge of it is via an Argo LP (ASMF/ Marriner) with such rotten surfaces that it hasn't had many spins in 35+ years

When this came out I'd been mad keen on the Robert Lowell verse collection of the same title; I can remember little about Maw's piece now, but I bet it will reward the curious.

[beakon]

I'm not sure whether I've missed it somewhere in this thread, but has anyone mentioned the Suk Serenade for strings? It's on my list of favourites, along with Elgar, RVW, R Strauss, Schoenberg et al ...

[David-G]

I will definitely vote for Mozart's Divertimento K.136. Glad you agree with me Gurnemanz!