Roger Chase, Michiko Otaki - The Virtuoso Viola (2010)

Tracklist

01. Le Tombeau de Ravel, Valse-Caprice
02. Concertstuck, Piece de Concert
03. Fantasia Cromatica (after J.S. Bach's Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue In D Minor, BWV 903)
04. Introduction Et Danse, Op. 102
05. 6 Morceaux, Suivis D'un Capriccio, Op. 61: Capriccio for Solo Viola
06. Elegie, Op. 30
07. Sonata Per la Grand Viola (version for Viola and Piano)
08. Praeludium and Allegro In the Style of Pugnani (arr. L. Tertis for Viola and Piano)
09. Scherzo

Lovers of the viola will rejoice at this deliciously varied musical feast. Zoltán Kodály’s magnificent transcription of Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia is complemented by Paganini’s Sonata (actually a theme and variations), two elegiac pieces by Vieuxtemps, and Kreisler’s Praeludium and Allegro. Benjamin’s Le tombeau de Ravel, Enescu’s treacherously difficult yet fluidly melodic Concert Piece, Jongen’s impressionistic Introduction et Danse, and Bernard Shore’s charming Scherzo complete the disc.

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