The Verein-Karst Method of Transcription, which I developed during my PhD research at Salford University, enables me to create a transcription which focuses on the authenticity of the musical material while respecting the authorship of the original composer. Orchestral arrangements can be created for up to fifteen instrumentalists which faithfully re-create the intentions of the composer without sacrificing the integrity of the original score. 

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Using my method, transcriptions of compositions for large orchestra can be created for chamber ensembles and chamber orchestras of similar or mixed instrumentation. Instruments which were called for in the original score but which are unavailable to the ensemble can have their parts re-assigned during the transcription process, thereby allowing for performances of massive orchestral works in a chamber orchestra setting. 

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If you are interested in commissioning a transcription for your ensemble, please contact me by email at studiokarst@gmail.com. I look forward to crafting a transcription which will engage your musicians and broaden your concert repertory. 

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Transcriptions

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J. Sibelius               Symphony No. 7 in C major                fl, cl, ob, fg, horn, bass tbn, piano, violin I violin II

                                                                                            viola, cello, bass

J. Suk                      Symphony No. 2, 'Asrael'                     fl, cl, ob, fg, horn, perc., piano, violin I, violin II, 

                                                                                            viola, cello, bass

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A. Borodin              Symphony No. 2 in B minor                fl, cl, horn, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass   

A. Dvořák               Symphony No. 8 in G major                fl, cl, horn, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass

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C.W. Gluck              'Alceste' Overture                               fl, cl, horn, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass

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C. Saint-Saëns       'Bacchanale', Samson et Dalila             fl, cl, horn, piano, perc., violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass

J. Strauss II             'An der schönen blauen Donau'          fl, cl, horn, piano, perc., violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass

P.I. Tchaikovsky       'Sleeping Beauty' Suite                       fl, cl, horn, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello, bass

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E. Grieg                  String Quartet No. 1 in G minor         violin I, violin II, violin III, violin IV, viola I viola II

                                                                                             cello I, cello II, bass 

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