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Reger: 3 Suites for Viola Solo / Sanzò
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Reger: 3 Suites for Viola Solo / Sanzò

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Composer
Max Reger
Artist
Luca Sanzo
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 05, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96923
UPC
5028421969237

About

Max Reger (1873–1916) is noted for his devotion to Johann Sebastian Bach. His 3 Suites for Viola Solo Op. 131d – completed a year before his death – belong to a collection of works with an ancient feel in the style of Bach, which also comprises music for solo violin, for two violins and for cello. The three solo viola suites all emphasize the polyphonic nature of an instrument that to this day is still considered monodic.

Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881) was a key exponent of the Franco-Belgian school of advanced virtuoso violin technique and a contributor to the founding of the Russian school. His Capriccio per viola sola, Op. 55 begins with the instruction Lento, con molta espressione, a character that pervades the entire work. It is packed with rapid virtuosic passages that are challenging both for the left hand and the bow, maintaining a constant dialogue across a range of timbres.

In the 1970s, following years of avant-garde experimentation, the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020) returned to a more ‘classic’ style, with conventional notation and melodies or small melodic intervals at the heart of his works. This is true of his Cadenza for Solo Viola, written in 1984. It is considered a piece in its own right, despite close links with the Viola Concerto written a year earlier.

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) composed his Elegy for solo viola in 1930. Discovered only after his death, it can be seen as a youthful musical reflection and commentary on his miserable boarding school experience.

The Élégie for solo viola by Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), composed in 1944, arguably has the structure of a two-part invention, divided up into exposition, fugue and recapitulation, and the various stages highlight the instrument’s polyphony with echoes of Bach.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 I. Molto sostenuto 04:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Molto sostenuto
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  2. 2 II. Vivace 03:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  3. 3 III. Andante sostenuto 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  4. 4 IV. Molto vivace 01:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Molto vivace
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  5. 5 I. Con moto (non troppo vivace) 02:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Con moto (non troppo vivace)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  6. 6 II. Andante 03:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  7. 7 III. Allegretto 01:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  8. 8 IV. Vivace 02:16
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  9. 9 I. Moderato 03:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  10. 10 II. Vivace 01:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  11. 11 III. Adagio 02:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  12. 12 IV. Allegro vivace 01:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  13. 13 Capriccio in C Minor, Op. 55, "Hommage à Paganini" 03:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    Capriccio in C Minor, Op. 55, "Hommage à Paganini"
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Henri Vieuxtemps
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  14. 14 Cadenza (version for viola) 07:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Cadenza (version for viola)
    Duration
    07:34
    Composer
    Krzysztof Penderecki
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  15. 15 Elegy 06:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    Elegy
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò
  16. 16 Elégie (version for viola) 04:46
    Track
    16
    Title
    Elégie (version for viola)
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Luca Sanzò