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Short Stories - Works for viola & piano by Clarke, Enescu, Jolas, Porter, Ligeti et al. / Melia Watras, viola; Kimberly Russ, piano

1 CD / Fleur de Son / 2012-05-29

Works: Rebecca Clarke: Passacaglia on an Old English Tune, for viola/cello & piano; George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Betsy Jolas: Episode sixième for viola; Quincy Porter: Speed Etude;...
Performers: Russ, Kimberly; Watras, Melia

Short Stories demonstrates the versatility of the viola. In gathering these works, I wanted to find a wide variety of sound, color, and emotional content....continue...
Recording information: Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA (07/2001/08/2009)....continue...

Chanson Dans La Nuit - Faure, Ravel, Kreisler, Bach, Debussy et al. / Jitka Hosprova, harp; Katerina Englichova, viola

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-04-02

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Carlos Salzédo: Song in the Night; Maurice Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habañera; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Henri...
Performers: Englichova, Katerina; Hosprova, Jitka

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
... So does this work? That depends completely on your point of view, and what you might...continue...
Recording information: Suk Hall, Rudolfinum Concert Hall, Prague, Czech Republ (2011-11-17_2011-11-19&2011-)....continue...

Going Solo

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias (12) for Violin solo; Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for violin solo no 4 in E minor (dedicated to F. Kreisl...
Performers: Sant'Ambrogio, Stephanie

This recording of works for solo violin and viola is performed by Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio, a former member of the Cleveland Orchestra, former concertmaster of the...continue...
Recording information: Green Music Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Pa (01/2010/10/2010)....continue...

Sonatas for Viola & Piano, Vol. 1: Brahms, Clarke, Vieuxtemps

1 Super Audio CD / Myrios Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for viola & piano; Henri Vieuxtemps: Sonata for viola & piano in B flat major, Op. 36; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2
Performers: Gerstein, Kirill; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

After the success of her album Solo, ECHO Klassik 2010 winner Tabea Zimmermann returns to the studio with her duo partner, 2010 Gilmore Artist Award...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (03/2010-04/2010)....continue...

Virtuoso Viola

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Arthur Benjamin: Le Tombeau de Ravel for clarinet & piano, "Valse-Caprices"; George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904; Joseph Jo...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Otaki, Michiko

Lovers of the viola will rejoice at this deliciously varied musical feast: Zoltan Kodaly's magnificent transcription of Bach's 'Chromatic Fantasia, Paganini's 'Sonata' (actually a theme...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (2007-01-04_2007-01-05&2007-)....continue...

Romantic Showpieces for Viola: Hummel, Schumann, Bruch

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2010-01-12

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Potpourri for viola & orchestra in G minor ("Fantaisie"), Op. 94; Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 113; George Enescu: Concert Piece for V...
Performers: Ho, En-Chi Anna [Piano]; Neumann, Mark [Viola]

A native of Canada, Mark Neumann is professor of viola at the University of Georgia in Athens. He studied at the University of Victoria, the...continue...
Recording information: Ramsey Concert Hall at The University of Georgia (07/17/2006-07/22/2006)....continue...

Homage / James Ehnes, et al

2 CD / Onyx Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); Edward Elgar: La capricieuse, Op. 17; Salut d'amour; Cyril Scott:...
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]; Guarneri, Andrea; Laurel, Eduard

On this new CD and DVD Video set, 2008 Grammy and Gramophone Award winning violinist James Ehnes pays tribute to the world’s most celebrated violin-makers....continue...

Vieuxtemps: Sonatas for Viola & Piano / Xuereb, Pondepeyre

1 CD / Talent / 2008-05-01

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Allegro and Scherzo for Viola and Piano in B flat major, Op. 60; Sonata for Viola and Piano in B flat major, Op. 36
Performers: Pondepeyre, Angéline; Xuereb, Pierre-Henri

After a first Prize at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris in viola class of Serge Collot, Pierre-Henri Xuereb studied in the United...continue...

Viola seul - Works for unaccompanied viola / Peter Minkler

1 CD / Centaur / 2007-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; Max Reger: Suites (3) for Viola solo, Op. 131d; Paul Hindemith: Sonata ...
Performers: Minkler, Peter

Praised by the Baltimore Sun for producing "a darkly beautiful sound as he limned the score with clarity and communicative warmth", Peter Minkler is currently...continue...

Viola Voilà - Schubert, Stravinsky / E. Apituley, R. Tanaka

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2007-02-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Riccardo Drigo: Valse Bluette; Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; John Cage: Dream; Igor Stravinsky: Elegy, for viola (o...
Performers: Apituley, Esther; Calmes, Eric; Dagelet, Hans; Tanaka, Rie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amsterdam Viola Quartet

Esther Apituley is one of the greatest viola players of our time, alongside Kim Kashkashian and Yuri Bashmet. This broad, balanced program is a strong...continue...

Vieuxtemps: Complete Works for Viola and Piano / Selditz

1 CD / Audite / 2002-11-01

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Sonata for Viola and Piano in B flat major, Op. 36; Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; Elegie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30; Allegro and Scherzo for Viola and Piano in B flat majo...
Performers: Selditz, Thomas; Stoupel, Vladimir

"In a perfect world, all accompanists would be as musical as Stoupel. He knows how to make a phrase breathe with his elastic tempos. He...continue...

Vieuxtemps: Music for Viola and Piano / Diaz, Koenig

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Sonata for viola & piano in B flat major, Op. 36; Elégie for viola or cello & piano, Op. 30; Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; La Nuit, transcription for viola & piano a...
Performers: Diaz, Roberto; Koenig, Robert

"This is the first I have heard of the Chilean violist Roberto Diaz, Principal violist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Diaz has a rich, deep mellifluous...continue...

Clarke, Enescu, Vieuxtemps: Viola Sonatas / Westphal, Swann

1 CD / Bridge / 2001-09-01

Works: Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for viola & piano; Henri Vieuxtemps: Sonata for viola & piano in B flat major, Op. 36; George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano
Performers: Swann, Jeffrey; Westphal, Barbara

Elegies / Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin

1 CD / ECM / 2000-04-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; Elliott Carter: Elegy, for viola (or cello) & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & ...
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

Vieuxtemps: Elegie, Sonatas, etc / Gilissen, Jongen, et al

1 CD / Pavane / 1996-04-11

Works: Henri Vieuxtemps: Elegie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30; Sonata for viola & piano in B flat major, Op. 36; Sonata for viola & piano in B flat major ("Allegro and Scherzo"), Op. 60 (Op. posth. 14; incomp...
Performers: Eynden, Jean-Claude Vanden; Gilissen, Therese-Marie; Jongen, Charles
Conductors: Cartigny, Gérard
Ensemble: Liège Symphony Orchestra

Franck, Vieuxtemps: Viola Sonatas, etc / Imai, Vignoles

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-03-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Henri Vieuxtemps: Capriccio for Viola solo, Op. 55 no 9; Elegie for Viola and Piano, Op. 30; Sonata for viola & piano in B flat major, ...
Performers: Imai, Nobuko; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]