English Music For Viola / Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
February 22, 2011
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CLARKE BAX WALTON BLISS BR
    • PERFORMER
      Jones, Hampton
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 22, 2011
    • UPC
      747313257973
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8572579
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Impetuoso

      Composer: Rebecca Clarke

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    2. II. Vivace

      Composer: Rebecca Clarke

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    3. III. Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Rebecca Clarke

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    4. No. 1. Canzonetta

      Composer: William Walton

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    5. No. 2. Scherzetto

      Composer: William Walton

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    6. Berceuse (arr. V.L. Jacobs for viola and piano)

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    7. Serenade (arr. V.L. Jacobs for viola and piano)

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    8. Élégie (arr. V.L. Jacobs for viola and piano)

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    9. Cradle Song (arr. V.L. Jacobs for viola and piano)

      Composer: Frank Bridge

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    10. Legend

      Composer: Arnold Bax

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    11. Piano Quartet in A Minor: III. Intermezzo: Tempo di mazurka (arr. W. Forbes for viola and piano)

      Composer: Arthur Bliss

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    12. Romance for Viola and Piano

      Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    13. I. Allegro vigoroso

      Composer: Theodore Holland

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    14. II. Romance, andante mesto

      Composer: Theodore Holland

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    15. III. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Theodore Holland

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton


The fortunes of the viola as a solo instrument enjoyed a remarkable upsurge during the first half of the 20th Century. Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata ranks among her finest compositions while Frank Bridge’s Four Pieces convey both melodic charm and elegiac warmth. Theodore Holland’s appealing Suite exploits the viola’s tender tones and jaunty potential. Arthur Bliss’s Intermezzo, transcribed from his Piano Quartet and William Walton’s Canzonetta and Scherzetto, originally for violin, complement Arnold Bax’s haunting Legend and Vaughan Williams’s posthumously performed Romance. Matthew Jones has been hailed by The Strad magazine as ‘a worthy successor to Lionel Tertis’. A major prize-winner from the Royal College of Music, Michael Hampton performs on major stages around the world.