Rachmaninov, Sergei > Viola

Shostakovich, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Works for Viola & Piano / Gerard Causse, Brigitte Engerer

1 CD / Mirare / 2012-05-08

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & piano in G minor, Op. 44; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Sergey Rachma...
Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Engerer, Brigitte

From Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich, Russian music has often found its truest voice in elegies. With Glazunov and Tchaikovsky, they are recollections of childhood, or nostalgia...continue...
Recording information: Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris, France (09/2011)....continue...

Music of Strauss and Rachmaninov / Lazaridis, Zhislin, et al

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 18; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Lazaridis, George-Emmanuel; Zhislin, Yuri

The Strauss Sonata has been described by Michael Kennedy as "the last of his classically designed works and his last piece of orthodox chamber music."...continue...

Encores

1 CD / Hungaroton Import / 2009-10-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Schön Rosmarin; Midnight Bells; Eduard Gaertner: Aus Wien for violin & piano; Franz von Vecs...
Performers: Golani, Rivka; Levin, Michel

Classical Moments / Amy Dorfman, John Mock, et al

2 CD / CD Baby / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("F...
Performers: Angel, David [Violin]; Catchings, John; Davidson, David [Violin]; Dorfman, Greg; Estill, Cynthia; Greer, Gerald; Horton, leslie; Levin, Lee; Levine, Sam [Sax/Flute/Horn]; Mock, John; Osiel, Marianne;...

Romantic Transcriptions for Viola / Ettore Causa, et al

1 CD / Claves / 2007-02-01

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 51; Morceaux (12) for Piano, Op. 40; Enrique Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) f...
Performers: Causa, Ettore; Staerk, Ulrik

Born in Naples, Ettore Causa started his studies of violin and viola at the Naples Conservatory. After graduating with the highest honors, he was selected...continue...

Shostakovich / Tolpygo, Hope, et al

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2006-01-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19
Performers: Gonzalez, Manuel; Tolpygo, Mikhail

Mikhail Tolpygo is a Russian violist, heir to the tradition of great chamber music players. He performed for Shostakovich, and has a natural command of...continue...

Prima Voce - Marian Anderson Vol 2

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Siroe; Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, süsser Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!, BWV 478; Alessandro S...
Performers: Anderson, Marian; Primrose, William; Rupp, Franz; Vehanen, Kosti

Marian Anderson - Rare and Unpublished Recordings 1936-1952

1 CD / Video Artists International / 1998-08-25

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: La donna ancora è fedele; George Frederick Handel: Deborah, HWV 51; A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Schwaneng...
Performers: Primrose, William; Rupp, Franz; Vehanen, Kosti