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sample recitals
1. Solo Suite in C major J.S. Bach
Duo (1996)  David Liptak (b. 1949)
Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan (1961)    William Bergsma (1921-1994)
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A Bird Came Down the Walk (1995)   Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)
Blues for Beni (1991)  Eduard Putz (b.1911)
Sonata in F minor, op 120, no.1    J. Brahms

 

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 2. Introit, Elegie et Danse Macabre (1981) Sydney Hodkinson (b.1934)
Sonata in E-flat, op.120, no.2 J. Brahms
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Sonata for Solo Viola, op.25, no.1 Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Sonata for Viola and Percussion (1960) Peter Sculthorpe (b.1921)

 


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 3. Romance R. Vaughn Williams (1872-1958)
Allegro Appassionato (1908) Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Sonata (1979) George Rochberg (b.1918)
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"From My Garden" - solo viola (1984) Ursula Mamlock (b.1928)
Elegy on the name Dimitri Shostakovitch -solo viola (1991) Steven Gerber (b.1948)
Songs and Dances From Candide Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

 

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 4. "An Speich Seoigheach "- solo viola Irish Traditional
Piece for Viola Alone (1966) Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972)
Cadenza for Solo Viola (1984) Krzysztof Penderecki (b.1933)
Solo Suite in G major J.S.Bach
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"Flow my Tears"  
"If my Complaints could Passions Move" John Dowland (1563-1626)
Lachrymae op.48 (1950) Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

 

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 1.  Songs and Dances for Unaccompanied Viola  
 Selections: Traditional Music from the British Isles  
   
Flowing River Chinese Traditional
From My Garden (1984)

Ursula Mamlock (b.1928)

A Breton Wedding (1924) Gabriel Willaume
Polonaise J. Maza (1782-1849)
Trucking' Through the South (1985) Aaron Minsky (b.1959)
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Fantasia No. 9 Telemann
Piece for Viola Alone ((1966) Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972)
Caprice (1983) Christian Hege (b.1956)
Andante and Allegretto Max Reger (1873-1916) from Solo Suite No.2, op. 131d
Songs from My Fair Lady (1957) Frederick Loewe (1904-1988)
   


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1. Parable op.130 - solo viola (1975) Vincent Persichetti (1905- 1987)
Variations on Greek Folk Songs - solo viola (1981) Michael Berkeley (b.1948)
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Sicilienne Faure (1845-1924)
Romance Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Beau Stir Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Pavane Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
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 Viola and Harp  
Dances and Obsessions
(1987 -written for J. Graham)
Viola and Three Clarinets

Perry Goldstein (b. 1952)
Siete Canciones Populares Espanoles (1922)
Viola and Guitar
Manuel de Falla ((1876-1946)
2. Sonata Pastoral - solo viola (1956) Lillian Fuchs (1903-1995)
Folklore III (1994) - viola and guitar Gilber Berberian (b.1944)
Entanglements (1998 -written for J.Graham)
viola and computer-generated sounds
Robert Morris (b.1943)
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Parable op. 130 (1975) Vincent Persichetti (1905-1987))
It's About Time (1996) - viola and percussion Stanley Charkey (b.1948)
Siete Canciones Populares Espanoles (1922)
viola and guitar
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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