Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), a great genius of the viola, is little known to today's public. Timothy Ridout pays tribute to this key figure in his instrument's history with a flamboyant program featuring music by Tertis's friends, teachers and students alongside some of his own original works and transcriptions. A marvelous musical journey, rich in discoveries.
1 Bowen: Viola Sonata No.1 in C minor, Op.18: I. Allegro Moderato
2 Bowen: Viola Sonata No.1 in C minor, Op.18: II. Poco Lento E Cantabile
3 Bowen: Viola Sonata No.1 in C minor, Op.18: III. Finale. Presto
4 Tertis: Sunset
5 Bridge: Pensiero in F minor, H.53 No.1
6 Bridge: Allegro Appassionato in B minor, H.82
7 Brahms: Minnelied, Op.71 No.5 (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Lionel Tertis)
8 Schumann: Romance in F-Sharp Major, Op.28 No.2 (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Lionel Tertis)
9 Fauré: Élégie in C minor, Op.24 (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Lionel Tertis)
10 Wolstenholme: Allegretto in E-Flat Major, Op.17 No.2
11 Kreisler: Liebesleid (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Timothy Ridout)
12 Kreisler: Praeludium & Allegro in the Style of Pugnani (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Alan Arnold): I. Praeludium
13 Kreisler: Praeludium & Allegro in the Style of Pugnani (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Alan Arnold): II. Allegro Molto Moderato
14 Reed: Rhapsody
15 Coates: First Meeting (Souvenir)
16 Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song: No.1, Lovely on the Water
17 Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song: No.2, Spurn Point
18 Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song: No.3, Van Diemen's Land
19 Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song: No.4, She Borrowed Some of Her Mother's Gold
20 Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song: No.5, the Lady and the Dragon
21 Vaughan Williams: Six Studies in English Folk Song: No.6, As I Walked Over London Bridge
22 Forsyth: Chanson Celtique
23 Ireland: The Holy Boy (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Lionel Tertis)
24 Mendelssohn: Lied Ohne Worte in E Major, Op.19B No.1 (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Lionel Tertis)
25 Tertis: Hier Au Soir
26 Wolstenholme: The Question, Op.13 No.1 (Arr. for Viola and Piano By Lionel Tertis)
27 Bowen: Obbligato to Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata
28 Clarke: Viola Sonata: I. Impetuoso
29 Clarke: Viola Sonata: II. Vivace
30 Clarke: Viola Sonata: III. Adagio
Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), a great genius of the viola, is little known to today's public. Timothy Ridout pays tribute to this key figure in his instrument's history with a flamboyant program featuring music by Tertis's friends, teachers and students alongside some of his own original works and transcriptions. A marvelous musical journey, rich in discoveries.
