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« Reply #15 on: 17:25:37, 19-04-2007 » |
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And for that matter the The Viola in my Life series...
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« Reply #16 on: 04:43:26, 20-04-2007 » |
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This is probably not in the 'for t-p' category, but ...
a vote for these as rather exceptional solo viola works:
Gerard Grisey, Prologue (still one of my all-time favorites)
James Dillon, Siorram
Salvatore Sciarrino, Tre notturni brillanti (a real stunner, though as w/ much of Sciarrino's work, it all starts to run together at a certain point, and, well, form/scale/duration/shape isn't really his strong point)
and, only b/c it's staring me in the face here on the same Garth Knox CD ...
Georg Friedrich Haas, Solo for viola d'amore (which, yes, is obviously not a viola piece, but is damn lovely, all the same).
Though ... my impression is that both of Garth's solo discs (on naive and edition zeitklang) are out of print, unfortunately. I
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« Reply #17 on: 07:18:36, 20-04-2007 » |
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I know Garth Knox. He came here to perform several times. He has good relation with the person in charge and with her contemporary group. May be you all (contemporary people) could come here. I am going to try to talk to her. But if you know him may be he could assist as well.
I have plans to talk to her on 22 May during dinner. She was interested last time to hear my stories, so who knows.
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« Reply #18 on: 09:04:13, 20-04-2007 » |
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I happen to thinkthe Bliss viola sonata is a very satisfying and underrated work.Bax'sonata is also very good.
I wonder why there has never been a truly great recording of the Walton Concerto. All the ones I gave heard fall short of conveying the epic stature of the piece.I hope someone will reissue the Primroise /Sargent mono LP version,as that may be the best.
The Hindemith 'Trauermusik' has been a favourite of mine ever since Cecil Aronowitz' haunting recording appeared , conducted by Daniel Barenboim :another choice performance ripe for reissue.
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« Reply #19 on: 20:59:10, 20-04-2007 » |
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Here are some samples of viola works from my CD collection: Arthur Lourié - Duo for Violin and Viola, First Movement: http://www.sendspace.com/file/kypieaEeva Koskinen, violin/Daniel Raiskin, viola Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel, Last Movement: http://www.sendspace.com/file/1pveinDavid Abel, viola/Karen Rosenak, celeste/William Winant, percussion/UC Berkely Chamber Chorus directed by Philip Brett Benjamin Frankel - Viola Concerto, First Movement: http://www.sendspace.com/file/8uap3cBrett Dean, viola/Queensland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Werner Andreas Albert Hans Henkemans - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, First Movement: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ltdmd4Isabelle van Keulen, viola/Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gunther Schuller Paul Hindemith - Kammermusik No. 5, First Movement: http://www.sendspace.com/file/2ja95vKim Kashkashian, viola/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly Paul Hindemith - Kammermusik No. 6, First Movement: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qpclggNorbert Blume, viola d'amore/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly Paul Hindemith - Viola Concerto "Der Schwanendreher", First Movement: http://www.sendspace.com/file/m305fbIgor Boguslavsky, viola/USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky Personally, I think Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher is one of his finest concertos. I would love to hear it more often on the radio. |
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« Reply #20 on: 21:06:44, 20-04-2007 » |
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I just listened to Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel, Last Movement and it is absolutely beautiful.
I thought Morton Feldman wrote awful music. I know absolutely nothing about who Rothko was or about the composer. I read about Feldman in on book, but in passing. The piece is so beautiful. How much talant Feldman had.
It seems the have a full orchestra there with viola.
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« Reply #21 on: 21:17:02, 20-04-2007 » |
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I just listened to Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel, Last Movement and it is absolutely beautiful.
I thought Morton Feldman wrote awful music. I know absolutely nothing about who Rothko was or about the composer. I read about Feldman in on book, but in passing. The piece is so beautiful. How much talent Feldman had.
It seems the have a full orchestra there with viola.
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was an American painter who created fourteen large canvasses for a spiritual environment in Houston as a place for contemplation where people of all faiths, or of none, may meditate in silence, in solitude or celebration together. Feldman composed his piece as a tribute to Rothko. The quasi-Hebraic melody played by the viola at the end was written when Feldman was fifteen. I'm not a big fan of Morton Feldman's music, but Rothko Chapel certainly is a piece by him that I really like. Please let me know what you think of the other samples!  |
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« Reply #22 on: 21:19:10, 20-04-2007 » |
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Since we're on to concertos now, does nobody else find either of the completions of Bartok's worthy of a mention? I'm rather fond of it.
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« Reply #23 on: 21:36:46, 20-04-2007 » |
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I now know Rothko, but I am not familiar with his sculptures. I have a bad memory. I think I know Rothko paintings. I have to google now.
Did Bartok write viola concerto? I did not know that.
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« Reply #24 on: 21:38:18, 20-04-2007 » |
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Please let me know what you think of the other samples! Thanks for putting these extracts up, Pim, it's really helpful to get to hear a bit of these works in this way. So far I have listened to Feldman, whose work I don't really know, but that extract was worthy of serious further investigation. Also just now listened to the Frankel. Was this piece featured on CotW when it was Frankel's centenary? Good piece. Both of these show interesting writing for the viola, really brings out the idiomatic sound. |
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« Reply #25 on: 22:08:12, 20-04-2007 » |
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Pim - I've just listened to Arthur Lourié - Duo for Violin and Viola, First Movement. I think I'll investigate the rest of the duo and the three quartets. Is the recording the ASV disc with the Utrecht String Quartet, or is it a private or deleted recording? (I can't find the artists you list on the MDT website.)
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« Reply #26 on: 22:33:37, 20-04-2007 » |
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I now know Rothko, but I am not familiar with his sculptures. I have a bad memory. I think I know Rothko paintings. I have to google now.
Did Bartok write viola concerto? I did not know that.
t-p, Bartok left the work incomplete at the time of his death. Tibor Serly was the first to offer a performing version (completion), but there is also another completion made under the watchful eye of Peter Bartok. Both, plus related works, may be heard on a Naxos disc: http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.554183 |
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« Reply #27 on: 23:02:43, 20-04-2007 » |
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Thank you Bryn for the site. It looks interesting. It would be so exciting for me if Bartok left sonata for viola and piano, but no such luck (for me and viola players too).
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« Reply #28 on: 23:04:34, 20-04-2007 » |
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I seem to remember doing a York Bowen viola sonata a few years back - quite tricky but not a bad piece!
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« Reply #29 on: 23:10:03, 20-04-2007 » |
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t-p  The Rothko Chapel in Houston is a very, very moving space. And the canvasses are awe-inspiring, taken in total. I was lucky enough to hear a performance of Feldman's piece there once, and it reamins one of the most wonderful musical experiences of my life. And, on-topic, the viola part is just exquisitely integrated with the rest of the ensemble (percussion, celesta and chorus). |
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