‰tudes I--IV [Alf:12-0571540791]

This set of inventive and hugely contrasting İtudes for solo violin were written by Tom Coult between 2010 and 2014, the last two as commissions from the London Sinfonietta. The final piece in this eight-minute collection is the most unusual: serene and meditative, it utilizes a novel technique by which the player sustains hushed three-note chords.