Repertoire

A sample of our music
We in the Lysandra String Quartet understand that musical tastes vary. Accordingly, we offer a wide-ranging repertoire from which we can devise a programme to suit your own likes and dislikes, as well as those of your guests.

The following shows a selection of our repertoire, to give you an idea of how we might tailor a programme to your own requirements. If the music you want isn't in our repertoire, we can usually arrange it specially for you.

Items marked are audio files, taken from our demo CD - click to listen. The complete CD is available on request, as well as a CD containing more than 60 music samples.

Classical

Even if you think you think you don't know much classical music, you'll be surprised how many of the following pieces you'll recognise. There's something here to suit any mood - lively or contemplative, celebratory or mellow.
Quartets by :
Mozart, Haydn, Schubert,
Dvorak and more
Operatic favourites, including :
Flower Duet from Lakme
Intermezzo from
Cavalleria Rusticana
Meditation from Thais
Overture Marriage of Figaro
Voi che Sapete (Figaro)
Pearl Fishers Duet
Gilbert & Sullivan songs
Baroque treasures, including :
Bach Air on the G string
Pachelbel Canon
Sound the Trumpet - Purcell
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Handel Sonata Op1 no 11
Telemann Concerto for 4 violins
Corelli Concerto Grosso in D
Torelli Concerto for 2 violins
Handel Water Music
Monteverdi Beatus Vir
Vivaldi 4 Seasons - excerpts
Bach Brandenburg Concertos
nos 3 and 4
Classical delights, including :
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, slow movt.
Mozart Divertimenti
Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Boccherini Minuet
Romantic favourites, including :
Scheherezade - Rimsky-Korsakov
( exerpts)
Kreisler Viennese Dances
Strauss Waltzes
Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann
Chopin piano music
English classics
Elgar Chanson de Matin
Greensleeves (after Vaughan Williams)
Traditional Wedding music
Wagner Bridal March (Lohengrin)
Mendelssohn Wedding March
Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Trumpet Voluntary
Trumpet Tune & Air - Purcell
Hornpipe from the Water Music
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Handel
Prelude to Charpentier Te Deum
Ave Maria (Schubert)

Light

Whilst the classical repertoire is usually a string quartet's home turf, we in Lysandra are just as much at home playing on the lighter side. We can offer arrangements of songs immortalised by the great crooners - Sinatra, Nat King Cole etc; writers such as Gershwin & Cole Porter; styles ranging from mellow jazz to swing; songs from stage & screen.

Crooner / Jazz etc
Someone to Watch over Me
A Room with a View
Fly Me to the Moon
Somebody Loves Me
Makin' Whoopee
Lullaby of Birdland
The Very Thought of You
Anything Goes
Stardust
Night and Day
Unforgettable
The Shadow of your Smile
They Can't Take that Away from Me
Come Fly with Me
Big Band
Satin Doll (Duke Ellington)
Glenn Miller -
A String of Pearls
Moonlight Serenade
In the Mood
Film / show themes
Titanic
Mrs Robinson (The Graduate)
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
Moon River (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
Lara's Theme (Dr Zhivago)
Gone with the Wind
I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard)

'Pop' songs (60's to recent)

Classic pop songs in arrangements which stay faithful to the originals. This is the category where we're most often asked to arrange a song specially.
From This Moment On (Shania Twain)
Love is All Around (Wet, Wet, Wet)
How Sweet it is (James Taylor)
Angels (Robbie Williams)
When You Say Nothing at all (Ronan Keating)
You Make Me Feel Brand New (Simply Red)
Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel)
Better Together (Jack Johnson)


A good selection of songs by :
Tom Jones
ABBA
The Beatles
The BeeGees
The Beach Boys
Simon and Garfunkel
Elvis
Stevie Wonder

Christmas

Christmas favorites of all sorts - classical, crooner, kids, comic, pop - to give a seasonal backdrop in the style of your choice.

Handel Messiah excerpts
The Shepherds' Farewell (Berlioz)
Christmas Concerto (Corelli)
Deck the Halls
Ding Dong Merrily on High
Sussex Carol
We Wish You a Merry Xmas
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Sleighride
Chestnuts Roasting
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas



Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Walking in the Air
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Stop the Cavalry
Rocking Around the Xmas Tree
A Spaceman came Travelling(C de Burgh)
Fairytale of New York (The Pogues)
I Believe in Father Christmas
I Wish it cld be Christmas Every Day
Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)

Don't forget - this is only a selection of our repertoire - a full list is available on booking.