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This album is comprised of five virtuosic viola pieces that explore some of the many varied aspects of American music. All the composers are American with one exception Russian Nikolai Kapustin, included because he incorporates American jazz elements in his music. The other composers featured are GRAMMY® award-winning conductor, composer, pianist and violinist, John McLaughlin Williams, conductor on several recordings for the Naxos InchAmerican ClassicsInch series, African-American composer and concert pianist George Walker, composer Ross Lee Finney, whose second viola sonata (1953, rev. 1955) implements the 12- tone technique, and Washington, DC based composer Jeffery Mumford, whose piece, InchWending,Inch is a musical portrait and celebration of violist Wendy Richman. GRAMMY® nominated violist Eliesha Nelson has a passion for performing and promoting music of neglected composers who have created masterworks for the viola. She has been critically acclaimed in international publications for her outstanding interpretive abilities. She is a marvelous player... a ravishing violist...Inch Album Tracks 1. 01-03. Kapustin Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 69 2. 04-05. Williams Two Pieces for Solo Viola 3. 06-09. Finney Second Sonata for Viola and Piano 4. 10. Mumford Wending 5. 11-12. Walker Sonata for Viola and Piano
