Villa-Lobos, Heitor > Viola

Villa-Lobos: Chamber Music / mobius

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Assobio a jato (The Jet Whistle), for flute & cello, A. 493; Quintet, for flute, violin, viola, cello & harp, A. 538; O canto do cysno negro (Song of the Black Swan), for violin &...
Performers: Honore, Philippe; McGhee, Lorna; Nicholls, Alison; Pillai, Ashan; Stirling, Michael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Mobius

"Here is some lovely and unusual material. Two pieces are new to me: the lovely and atmospheric Quintet for flute, string trio, and harp of...continue...

Primrose Viola Transcriptions / Díaz, Koenig

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-07-25

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Franz Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343; Ludwig van Beethoven: Notturno for Viola and Piano in D major, Op. 42; Richard Wagner...
Performers: Diaz, Roberto; Koenig, Robert

William Primrose composed these arrangements in order-as he mischievously wrote- to elevate the viola from its 'dull dog of the string family' status, and to...continue...

Music for Saxophone and Orchestra /Kerkezos, Brabbins, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Rhapsodie for Saxophone and Orchestra; Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche (3), suite for saxophone & orchestra (or piano), Op. 165c; Jacques Ibert: Concertino da camera, for alto saxophone &...
Performers: Kerkezos, Theodore; Wardman, Vicci
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

This collection presents popular twentieth-century works for saxophone and orchestra. The refinement of Glazunov's Concerto is counterbalanced by the nocturnal magic of Debussy's "Rhapsodie", heard...continue...

The Hollywood String Quartet - Ravel, Debussy, Turina, et al

1 CD / Testament / 1996-01-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane; Joaquín Turina: La Oración del torero, for lute qua...
Performers: Aller, Eleanor; Gleghorn, Arthur; Lurie, Mitchell; Robyn, Paul; Shure, Paul; Slatkin, Felix; Stockton, Ann Mason
Conductors: ; Slatkin, Felix
Ensemble: Hollywood String Quartet