Skylla and Charybdis (Waterhouse)

Skylla and Charybdis
Piano quartet by Graham Waterhouse
The performers of the premiere tuning for the piece in a concert at the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in Munich on 5 November 2022
Year2014 (2014)
Periodcontemporary
Based onScylla and Charybdis
Movements4 (without break)
Scoringpiano, violin, viola, cello

Skylla and Charybdis is a 2014 composition for piano quartet by Graham Waterhouse, played in four movements without a break. The title refers to Scylla and Charybdis, two sea monsters from Greek mythology. In performances in German-speaking countries, it has also appeared in English surroundings as Between Scylla and Charybdis.[1]

Skylla und Charybdis is the title of an album of music for piano and strings by Waterhouse including this piece, released by Farao Classics in 2020.

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