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SNOWMAN SUITE (for string quartet) op.457 (August 1993)
Concert suite in one movement
Commissioned by: The Medici QuartetDuration: 10:16
First Performance: Recording by the Medici Quartet for a Classic FM CD at Air Studios produced by George Martin 1993
Howard Blake reads his 2007 programme note describing the 25 years of The Snowman animated film and the 10 years of The Snowman Stage Show in London's West End. He then plays "Walking in the Air". View the recording here.
All sheet music for "The Snowman" and "Walking In The Air" can be purchased online from MusicRoom.com, and is published by Faber Music.
"Walking In The Air" is also available in a concert piano-only version arranged by the composer direct from Highbridge Music as part of the collection of piano pieces called "LifeCycle".
CD and DVD recordings are available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, amongst other places.
Media and grand rights licensing from Chester Music www.chesternovello.com.
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George Martin Presents The Medici Quartet CFMCD 5 Classic FM
Pavao String Quartet, A Christmas Collection 2007
Related Works
'THE SNOWMAN CONCERT VERSION For Narrator (or Film), Treble and Orchestra'
op.323
(1983)
Listen to this Work
A concert work based on the score for the animated film with added narration
A concert work based on the score for the animated film with added narration