These two horn quartets are inspired by the Arthurian story of Tristan and Isolde. The story has been told many ways and these take inspiration from different sometimes conflicting versions of the tale.

Isolde's Garden is a peaceful and gentle reminiscence of times past. Imagine Isolde at peace, somewhat melancholy but reconciled to love lost, on a warm summer day in Cornwall. A richly harmonized melody emerges gradually in fragments. A hummable tune, but not a song, strong images of poignant memories, perhaps not reconciled after all. Inspired by recent novels of Guenevere and Isolde and the rest (rather than Wagner, where Isolde dies an early death). Duration, approximately 2' 30".

Cornwall Hunt is a lively fantasy with quotations and motivic material from the hunting music of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, Act II. Challenging and fun to play with a modal medieval character alternating with the hunting calls. Duration 4'30".