Simon Parkin
Acclaimed composer and pianist Simon Parkin is also a supremely-accomplished arranger. His creative reorchestrations and reductions are used by performers worldwide including Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam, London Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata & Sakura Cello Quintet.
Works
| Title | Year | Description | Duration | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tombeau de Rameau | 2023 | solo violin and chamber orchestra | 11 | Simon Parkin, Jean-Philippe Rameau |
| Deep River | 1905/arr.2022 | solo cello, harp and strings | 5 | Simon Parkin, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor |
| Scarborough Fair | Arr. 2018 | Trad, arranged Simon Parkin for string orchestra | 4 | Simon Parkin, Traditional |
| Nareya | 2016 | Trad, arranged by Simon Parkin for piano trio | 2 | Simon Parkin, Traditional |
| Boléro | 1928/arr. 2019 | Ravel, arranged by Simon Parkin for chamber ensemble of 13 players | 8 | Simon Parkin, Maurice Ravel |
| Cello Concerto (movement 3) | 1919/arr. 2019 | Elgar, arranged by Simon Parkin for solo cello and string quartet | 5 | Simon Parkin, Edward Elgar |
| Sonata | 1917/arr. 2020 | Debussy, orchestrated by Simon Parkin for solo violin and chamber ensemble of 13 players | 13 | Simon Parkin, Claude A Debussy |
| Sonate | 1915/arr.2020 | Debussy, orchestrated by Simon Parkin, for solo cello and chamber ensemble of 13 players | 11 | Simon Parkin, Claude A Debussy |
| Sospiri | 1914/arr. 2019 | Elgar, arranged by Simon Parkin for solo cello and string sextet (or string orchestra) | 6 | Simon Parkin, Edward Elgar |
| Three Hungarian Folk Songs from Csik | 1914-18/arr.2018 | Bartók, arranged by Simon Parkin for piano trio | 4 | Simon Parkin, Béla Bartók |
| Kaddisch | 1914/arr.2021 | soprano and string quartet | 5 | Simon Parkin, Maurice Ravel |
| Mars (reduced & cut version) | 1914-16 | orchestra | 4 | Simon Parkin, Gustav Holst |
| Finale (The Dargason) | 1913/arr.2021 | Holst, arranged by Simon Parkin. Supplementary wind/brass parts to accompany the original version for strings | 3½ | Simon Parkin, Gustav Holst |
| The Banks of Green Willow | 1913/arr. 2019 | Butterworth, arranged by Simon Parkin for clarinet quintet | 6 | Simon Parkin, George Butterworth |
| Evening in Transylvania | 1908/arr.2018 | Bartók, arranged by Simon Parkin for piano trio | 3 | Simon Parkin, Béla Bartók |
| Czárdás | 1904/arr.2010 | Monti, arranged by Simon Parkin for violin and cello | 3½ | Simon Parkin, Vittorio Monti |
| The Wreckers: Overture | 1902-04/arr. 2024 | chamber ensemble of 13 players | 9½ | Simon Parkin, Ethel Smyth |
| Song to the Moon | 1900-01/arr. 2019 | Dvořák, arranged by Simon Parkin for piano quintet | 6 | Simon Parkin, Antonín Dvořák |
| Salut d'Amour | 1888/arr.2018 | Elgar, arranged by Simon Parkin for piano trio | 3 | Simon Parkin, Edward Elgar |
| Pavane | 1887/arr.2019 | Fauré, arranged by Simon Parkin for string quartet | 5 | Simon Parkin, Gabriel Fauré |
| España | 1883/arr.2015 | Chabrier, arranged by Simon Parkin for chamber orchestra | 6 | Simon Parkin, Emmanuel Chabrier |
| Habanera | 1875/arr. 2016 | Bizet, arranged by Simon Parkin for chamber ensemble of 13 players | 2½ | Simon Parkin, Georges Bizet |
| March of the Toreadors | 1875/arr. 2019 | Bizet, arranged by Simon Parkin for chamber ensemble of 13 players | 2½ | Simon Parkin, Georges Bizet |
| Morning Mood | 1875/arr. 2018 | Grieg, arranged by Simon Parkin for chamber ensemble of 13 players | 3 | Simon Parkin, Edvard Grieg |
| Danse Macabre | 1874/arr.2016 | Saint-Saëns, reorchestrated by Simon Parkin chamber ensemble of 13 players | 6 | Simon Parkin, Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Caprice No 12 | 1865/arr.2019 | Piatti, arranged by Simon Parkin for cello quartet | 4½ | Simon Parkin, Carlo Alfredo Piatti |
| Caprice No 12 | 1865/arr.2019 | Piatti, arranged by Simon Parkin for two cellos | 4½ | Simon Parkin, Carlo Alfredo Piatti |
| Caprice No 3 | 1865/arr.2019 | Piatti, arranged by Simon Parkin for six cellos | 2½ | Simon Parkin, Carlo Alfredo Piatti |
| Caprice No 7 | 1865/arr.2019 | Piatti, arranged by Simon Parkin for six cellos | 3 | Simon Parkin, Carlo Alfredo Piatti |
| Orpheus in the Underworld | 1858/arr. 2016 | Offenbach, arranged by Simon Parkin for two cellos | 5 | Simon Parkin, Jacques Offenbach |
| La Donna è Mobile | 1851/arr. 2016 | Verdi, arranged by Simon Parkin for chamber ensemble of 13 players | 2 | Simon Parkin, Guiseppe Verdi |
| Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 | 1847/arr. 2010 | Liszt, arranged by Simon Parkin for cello and double-bass | 7 | Simon Parkin, Franz Liszt |
| Waltz in Db Major 'Minute Waltz' | 1847/arr. 2019 | Chopin, arranged by Simon Parkin for chamber ensemble of 13 players | 1½ | Simon Parkin, Fryderyk Chopin |
| Venetian Gondola Song | 1842-44/arr.2022 | violin and guitar | 3 | Simon Parkin, Felix Mendelssohn |
| On Wings of Song | 1834/arr. 2022 | solo violin and string orchestra | 3 | Simon Parkin, Felix Mendelssohn |
| Ode to Joy (from Symphony No 9) | 1822-24/arr.2019 | Beethoven, arranged by Simon Parkin for string quartet | 3 | Simon Parkin, Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Silent Night | 1818/arr. 2016 | Gruber, arranged Simon Parkin for string orchestra | 2 | Simon Parkin, Franz Gruber |
| Clarinet Concerto No 2 in Eb Major | 1811/arr. 2017 | Weber, arranged by Simon Parkin for solo clarinet and chamber ensemble of 12 players | 23 | Simon Parkin, Carl Maria Von Weber |
| Caprice No 24 | 1807/arr.2015 | Paganini, arranged by Simon Parkin for violin and cello | 3 | Simon Parkin, Niccolò Paganini |
| Symphony No 40: Finale | 1788/arr.2014 | WA Mozart, arranged by Simon Parkin for string quintet | 6½ | Simon Parkin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Allegro Assai | 2022 | soprano saxophone and chamber ensemble of 7 players | 9½ | Simon Parkin, Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach |
| Goldberg Variations | 1741/arr.2020 | JS Bach, with jazz repeats composed by Simon Parkin, for solo piano | c70 | Simon Parkin, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Goldberg Variation No 13 | 1741/arr.2018 | JS Bach, arranged by Simon Parkin for cello and piano | 3 | Simon Parkin, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Goldberg Variation No 13 | 1741/arr. 2019 | JS Bach, arranged by Simon Parkin for cello and guitar | 3 | Simon Parkin, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Keyboard Concerto in D Minor (1st movt) | 1738/arr. 2014 | JS Bach, arranged by Simon Parkin for accordion and string orchestra (or single strings) | 7 | Simon Parkin, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Bassoon Sonata in F Minor | 1728-9/arr.2021 | Telemann, arranged by Simon Parkin for soprano saxophone and piano | 11 | Simon Parkin, Georg P Telemann |
| Erbarme dich | 1727/arr. 2022 | solo violin, solo cello and string orchestra | 7 | Simon Parkin, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Winter | 1717/arr.2015 | Vivaldi, arranged by Simon Parkin for solo flute (doubling piccolo & alto flute) and strings | 9 | Simon Parkin, Antonio Vivaldi |
| Can She Excuse My Wrongs | 1597/arr. 2018 | Dowland, arranged by Simon Parkin for cello quartet | 2 | Simon Parkin, John Dowland |
| Go Crystal Tears | 1597/arr.2014 | Dowland, arranged by Simon Parkin for string quartet | 2 | Simon Parkin, John Dowland |
| Morir non può il mio cuore | 1566/arr. 2023 | solo string quartet + string orchestra | 6½ | Simon Parkin, Maddalena Casulana |
| At the Fountain | c1870/arr. 2022 | solo cello, percussion and strings | 4 | Simon Parkin, Karl Davydov |
| Montagues & Capulets | chamber ensemble of 13 players (or chamber orchestra) | 4 | Simon Parkin, Sergei Prokofiev |