Veit Hertenstein - Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 - Shostakovich: 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Excerpts) [Arr. for Viola & Piano] (2016)

Tracklist
---------
01. Act I: Introduction
02. Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): Act I Scene 1: The Street awakens
03. Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): Act III Scene 8: Morning Serenade
04. Act I Scene 2: Juliet as a Young Girl
05. Act I Scene 2: Minuet: Arrival of the Guests
06. Act I Scene 2: Dance of the Knights
07. Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): Act II Scene 1: Carnival
08. Act I Scene 2: Balcony Scene
09. Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): Act I Scene 2: Mercutio
10. Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64 (Arr. V. Borisovsky for Viola & Piano): Act III Scene 3: Dance with Mandolins
11. Act II Scene 3: Death of Mercutio
12. Act II Scene 2: Romeo at Friar Laurence's-Juliet at Friar Laurence's
13. Act IV Epilogue: Death of Juliet
14. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor
15. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 15 in D-Flat Major
16. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
17. No. 24 in D Minor
18. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 2 in A Minor
19. No. 6 in B Minor
20. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor
21. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 13 in F-Sharp Minor
22. No. 17 in A-Flat Major
23. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 18 in F Minor
24. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 19 in E-Flat Major
25. No. 21 in B-Flat Major
26. No. 22 in G Minor
27. 24 Preludes, Op. 34 (Arr. for Viola & Piano): No. 20 in C Minor


One of the most exciting musicians on his instrument to emerge in years, German violist Veit Hertenstein has been invited to the Marlboro Music Festival, the Seiji Ozawa International Music Academy, the Viola Space Festival Tokyo, Menuhin Festival in Gstaad and the Verbier Festival, where he was awarded the “Henri Louis de la Grange” viola prize

The album includes Veit’s own viola adaptation of a selection of Shostakovich’s Préludes from Op.34, as well as Vadim Borisovsky’s viola arrangement of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

Shostakovich commented that the ‘violinistic’ sound of Zyganow’s adapted Préludes from Op.34 caused him to forget that the work was originally written for solo piano. Veit’s arrangement echoes this quality, while also conveying the darker tone colours of the work...

DOWNLOAD ALBUM [flac]