‘Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern’ ( some thoughts on transcription)

In my travels through the literature for solo instrument, it becomes clearer to me that the barrier between solo and chamber works is not only porous, but imaginative. At ever time in history, including our own, composers have been practical and fascinated by the opportunities offered by hearing and playing their works in different formats, […]

Elliott Schwartz talks about George Rochberg & George Crumb

Peter Sheppard Skærved – ‘St Edmunds Chapel – Gaudete cum lætitia’ 2019

Peter Sheppard Skærved – ‘St Edmunds Chapel – Gaudete cum lætitia’ 2019 (For Joanna Jones, in admiration) Come to the premiere! LINK

Respighi – B Minor Sonata (Live)

Respighi – B Minor Sonata P.110 (1917) (Live, Munich 1993) The Respighi Sonata was one of the first works that Aaron and I worked on together. It’s one of the great sonatas; one of the few 20th Century masterpieces for piano and violin which succeeds in confronting the ghosts of the past with the realities […]

Out of the Past – Jonathan Harvey – Flight Elegy (Live in Munich)

Jonathan Harvey – Flight Elegy   Peter Sheppard Skaerved  – Violin (Hill 1901), Aaron Shorr (Piano). 1993 Große Aula im Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (Uni-Konzerte Zyklus). Recording courtesy of Bayerische Rundfunk This performance was given in the Große Aula im Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, in 1993. I have never listened to it before. The reason for posting it, […]

John Jenkins & Thomas Baltzar – a conversation

John Jenkins & Thomas Baltzar – Allemande & Variation Peter Sheppard Skaerved – Violin (Antonio Stradivari 1685) Charterhouse Chapel – 18 9 19 Recording courtesy of Colin Still. Optic Nerve

David Riebe – Coffee by the Plague Pit (World Premiere)

David Riebe – Coffee by the Plague Pit (World Premiere) Peter Sheppard Skaerved – Violin (Girolamo Amati 1628) – Charterhouse Chapel 18th Setember 2019 Recording Courtesy of Colin Still/Optic Nerve View Post

Three days in Cyprus. October 2019

Reporting back on 3 amazing days working in Nicosia, a city which I am proud to regard as one of my artistic homes. Collaboration with Evis Sammoutis My collaboration with Evis Sammoutis is one of the most important aspects of my artistic work. I hope that you can see from the film of a few […]

Evis Sammoutis (transcr.) – Quant je verrai vostre figure FIRST LISTEN

Evis Sammoutis (transcr.) – Quant je verrai vostre figure (Virelais V) – from 21 Virelais & 43 Rondeaux Volume IV/7 ‘Cyprus Codex’ WORKSHOP RECORDING 1 10 19 Wapping NB – Scordatura GDGB