Format : Listening CD
SKU: IM.3817
Superbly written for the viola, this work is passionate, tragic and full of emotion.
SKU: HL.359826
ISBN 9781705122280. UPC: 840126946390. 9x12 inches. Kamillo Lendvay.
Henri Vieuxtemps was a remarkably productive composer who wrote seven violin concertos, concert etudes, two viola sonatas and a dozen or so chamber works, yet the bulk of his output consists of works for violin and piano. Vieuxtemps's favorite musical form was the then-fashionable fantasy on themes from well-known operas, of which he left us quite a number. The Romance originally composed for violin and piano is based on a theme from Stanislaw Moniuszko's national opera Halka (Jontek's famous aria 'Szumia jodly na gór szcycie' [The firs sough on the mountain top.]). The present edition is based on Zdzislaw Jahnke's 1952 edition. This work gives the player the opportunity to display a beautiful tone and proficiency in both the left and right hand; it is also a marvelous exercise in rubato playing.
SKU: HL.49046728
ISBN 9783795724290. UPC: 196288021056. 0.414 inches.
Skilfully selected encore pieces add a special touch to a concert. No matter whether virtuoso masterpieces or reflective melodies: both can help to achieve perfect harmony in the end of a successful concert. The well-known performer and viola professor Hartmut Rohde has selected encore pieces for every occasion, with works by Liszt, Vieuxtemps, Fuchs, Godard, Nedbal and many others. A treasure chest for every viola player.
