Eniko Magyar - English Viola - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Romanian Folk Dances 2. Allemande. Allegro Moderato 3. Menuet. Allegretto 4. Gigue. Allegro 5. Adagio 6. Preludio. Allegretto Spirituoso 7. Aria. Lento Ma Non Troppo 8. Burletta. Animato, Molto Agitato 9. Fantasia. Andante 10. Intermezzo. Vivace 11. Adagio. Allegro Un Poco Agitato 12. Arioso 13. Romance Oubliée 14. Romance for Solo Viola - Mate Szucs

Even frequent concertgoers will find it difficult to imagine what to expect under the heading InchEnglish viola music.Inch A few symphonic works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten have found an established place in the German concert repertoire; violists also know William Walton's concerto. Other composers of the British Isles, however, have remained unknown to the German public in spite of their prolific output names such as York Bowen, Benjamin Dale, or Frank Bridge. These three, featured on this , belong to a generation of musicians who centered their activities around London toward the turn of the century and ushered in a new period blending Late Romanticism with Classical Modernism. All three of them had a particular penchant for the viola's dark and melancholy timbre the viola could serve as the perfect musical correlate to the fin-de-siecle mood that had taken over the minds and hearts of so many artists, authors and intellectuals. Bowen's Sonata, Dale's Phantasy and the six pieces by Bridge all stem from the period between 1901 and 1910- a time when the first composers on the Continent were starting to eschew major/minor tonality. Album Tracks 1. Bowen Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1 in C minor Op. 18 - I. Allegro Moderato. Wie Ein Naturlaut - Im Anfang Sehr Gemachlich 2. Bowen Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1 in C minor Op. 18 - II. Poco Lento E Cantabile 3. Bown Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1 in C minor Op. 18 - III. Finale 4. Owen Dale Phantasy for Viola and Piano Op. 4 5. Bridge Pieces for Viola and Piano - Pensiero 6. Bridge Pieces for Viola and Piano - Allegro Appassionato 7. Bridge Pieces for Viola and Piano - Berceuse 8. Bridge Pieces for Viola and Piano - Serenade 9. Bridge Pieces for Viola and Piano - Elegie 10. Bridge Pieces for Viola and Piano - Cradle Song

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. Album Tracks 1. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51 G9 Telemann, Georg Philipp - Classical Composer 2. 1. Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51 G9 II. Allegro 3. Viola Concerto, SZ. 120 (Completed By Tibor Serly, 1949) Bartók, Béla - Classical Composer 4. 2. Viola Concerto, SZ. 120 II. Adagio Religioso (Completed By Tibor Serly, 1949) 5. 3. Fantasia Cromatica (After J.S. Bach's Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903) Kodaly, Zoltan - Classical Composer 6. Sonata in B-Flat Major for Viola and Piano, Op. 36 Vieuxtemps, Henry - Classical Composer 7. 4. Viola Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 36 II. Barcarolla Andante Con Moto 8. Harold in Italy, Op. 16 Berlioz, Hector - Classical Composer 9. 5. Harold in Italy, Op. 16 III. Serenade D'un Montagnard Des Abruzzes a Sa Maitresse Allegro Assai 10. 6. Viola Sonata Op. 11, No. 4 I. Fantasie Ruhig Hindemith, Paul - Classical Composer 11. Duo for Viola and Cello in E-Flat Major, Woo 32, InchMit 2 Obligaten AugengläsernInch (With 2 Obbligato Eyeglasses) Beethoven, Ludwig Van - Classical Composer 12. 7. Duo in E-Flat Major for Viola and Cello, Woo 32, InchMit 2 Obligaten AugengläsernInch (With 2 Obbligato Eyeglasses) II. Minuetto 13. Märchenbilder, Op. 113 (Version for Viola and Piano) Schumann, Robert - Classical Composer 14. 8. Märche