igger6 894 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Hearing about the new trio arrangement of Schindler's List reminded me that I've been meaning to ask this question for a couple of weeks. I came across this video not long ago and was astounded how well it worked in this form: Does anybody know of any other Williams reductions/arrangements for string quartet? I'm pretty sure he never did any himself, but what else is out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Well here is the Star Wars theme for String Quartet. This string quartet play the most thrilling version of Star Wars you could imagine - Classic FM There are tons and tons of arrangements for various ensembles. I've seen E.T., Jurassic Park, others for String Quartet. Have done some for brass quintet, lots of arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 906 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 And I love Festivity at Thornfield, which I think is Williams' only piece for string quartet, or at least the only one I know of. Who knows what he has hidden away in his draws. GerateWohl and MaxTheHouseelf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Takis 206 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 The Vitamin String Quartet has also done dedicated albums for Star Wars and Harry Potter. And there are probably more that my cursory search didn't turn up... pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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