Vivid Viola: Best Loved Classical Viola Music

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
August 9, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 09, 2019
    • UPC
      747313818679
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8578186
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Ladislav Kyselák

      Conductor: Richard Edlinger

    2. Viola Concerto, Sz. 120: II. Adagio religioso (completed by Tibor Serly, 1949)

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Ensemble: Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Hong-Mei Xiao

      Conductor: Janos Kovacs

    3. Fantasia cromatica (after J.S. Bach's Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903)

      Composer: Zoltán Kodály

      Performer: Roger Chase

    4. Viola Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 36: II. Barcarolla: Andante con moto

      Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps

      Performer: Roberto Díaz, Robert Koenig

    5. Harold in Italy, Op. 16: III. Serenade d'un montagnard des Abruzzes a sa maitresse: Allegro assai

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: San Diego Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Rivka Golani

      Conductor: Yoav Talmi

    6. Viola Sonata Op. 11, No. 4: I. Fantasie: Ruhig

      Composer: Paul Hindemith

      Performer: Heinrich Koll, Madoka Inui

    7. Duo in E-Flat Major for Viola and Cello, WoO 32, "Mit 2 obligaten Augengläsern" (With 2 Obbligato Eyeglasses): II. Minuetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Tabea Zimmermann, Maria Kliegel

    8. Märchenbilder, Op. 113: I. Nicht schnell (version for viola and piano)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Dmitry Sinkovsky, Aapo Häkkinen

    9. Viola Sonata: I. Impetuoso

      Composer: Rebecca Clarke

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    10. Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Andante moderato

      Composer: Carl Stamitz

      Ensemble: Baltimore Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Victoria Chiang

      Conductor: Markand Thakar

    11. Viola Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: IV. Vivace

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Roberto Díaz, Jeremy Denk

    12. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Act I: Introduction (arr. V. Borisovsky for viola and piano)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Performer: Matthew Jones, Michael Hampton

    13. Concertstück, "Pièce de concert"

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Sarah-Jane Bradley, Anthony Hewitt

    14. Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364: III. Presto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki, Ladislav Kyselák

      Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser

    15. Viola Concerto: II. Vivo, con molto preciso (1962 version)

      Composer: William Walton

      Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Helen Callus

      Conductor: Marc Decio Taddei


The viola is only slightly larger than the violin but possesses a middle range that is irchly expressive and full of pathos. It has been played by some of the greatest composers, including JS Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Dvorak- and the rise of virtuoso players in the 19th century encouraged composers to write ever more expressive works for the instrument, not least sonatas and concertos, such as those in this collection. The explosion of pieces written for it in the 20th century has ensured that the viola can now take center stage in the world’s concert halls.