A Century of American Viola Sonatas / Vendryes, David

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
January 19, 2024
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Eric Ewazen, Ulysses Kay, Libby Larsen, David Tcimpidis
    • PERFORMER
      Basil C. Vendryes, William David
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 19, 2024
    • UPC
      5060640070264
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCN 0026
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Sonatine

      Composer: Ulysses Kay

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    2. I. Largo

      Composer: Ulysses Kay

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    3. II. Allegro

      Composer: Ulysses Kay

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    4. III. Adagio

      Composer: Ulysses Kay

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    5. IV. Allegretto

      Composer: Ulysses Kay

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    6. Viola Sonata

      Composer: David Tcimpidis

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    7. I. Flow

      Composer: Libby Larsen

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    8. II. Drift

      Composer: Libby Larsen

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    9. III. Breathless

      Composer: Libby Larsen

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    10. I. Lento - Allegro appassionato

      Composer: Eric Ewazen

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    11. II. Andante

      Composer: Eric Ewazen

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David

    12. III. Allegro energico

      Composer: Eric Ewazen

      Performer: Basil Vendryes, William David


These five works – four sonatas and a sonatina – chronicle a century of American writing for the viola and are linked by a concern for directness of musical language. But they also reflect diversity in their origins and inspirations, the Ulysses Kay pieces being written by a pioneering African American, Libby Larsen’s by a successful female freelance composer, Eric Ewazen’s animated by a particularly American lyricism and energy, and the sonata by David Tcimpidis commemorating the ‘9/11’ terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, which Tcimpidis heard unfolding.