Basil Vendryes, William David - A Century of American Viola Sonatas (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonatine for Viola and Piano
02. Viola Sonata: I. Largo
03. Viola Sonata: II. Allegro
04. Viola Sonata: III. Adagio
05. Viola Sonata: IV. Allegretto
06. Viola Sonata: Viola Sonata
07. Viola Sonata: I. Flow
08. Viola Sonata: II. Drift
09. Viola Sonata: III. Breathless
10. Viola Sonata: I. Lento - Allegro appassionato
11. Viola Sonata: II. Andante
12. Viola Sonata: III. Allegro energico

These five works – four sonatas and a sonatina – chronicle a century of American writing for the viola and are linked by a concern for directness of musical language. But they also reflect diversity in their origins and inspirations, the Ulysses Kay pieces being written by a pioneering African American, Libby Larsen’s by a successful female freelance composer, Eric Ewazen’s animated by a particularly American lyricism and energy, and the sonata by David Tcimpidis commemorating the ‘9/11’ terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, which Tcimpidis heard unfolding.

Basil Vendryes, viola
William David, piano

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