String quartets (Waterhouse) birthday, played by him with members of the Münchner Philharmoniker: "Hungarian Polyphony", Bassoon Quintet, Piccolo Quintet and "Rhapsodie Macabre". "Hungarian Polyphony", Op. 25, is a work in one movement, begun in 1984 as a trio for two violins and cello, revised in 1986 for string quartet. The Hungarian elements are Gypsy scales and Hungarian rhythms. Sergiu Celibidache suggested more revisions and arranged that it was to be performed at the 1988 Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival by members of the festival orchestra. The work was published by Hofmeister in Leipzig in 1996. It takes about 7 minutes to perform. "Chinese Whispers" in
Quintet for Piano and Winds (Beethoven) transcription of the Op. 16 quintet as a string quartet which they designated as the composers Op. 75. Quintet for Piano and Winds (Beethoven) Quintet in E-flat for Piano and Winds, Op. 16, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1796. The quintet is scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon. It is alleged to be inspired by Mozart's Quintet, K. 452 (1784), which has the same scoring and is also in E-flat. It is in three movements: The performance takes around 23-27 minutes. Beethoven subsequently transcribed the Op. 16 quintet as a quartet for piano and string trio