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CD635: YIZHAK SCHOTTEN, VIOLA.
Benjamin Britten, Lachrymae, op. 48, for Viola and String Orchestra; Alan
Shulman, Theme and Variations for Viola and Orchestra; Franz Schubert,
Sonata for Arpeggione; Marin Marais, Five Old French Dances. with
Katherine Collier, piano; Edward Parmentier, harpsichord; Great
Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Richard Rosenberg, conductor. Schotten: formerly
with Boston Symphony & principal with Houston Symphony; presently Prof. at
Univ of Michigan. "extremely expressive musician", Toronto Whig-Standard Magazine UPC
00941476352-5 
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Marais Five Dances: L'AgreableLa
Provencale La
Musette La
Matelotte Le
Basque
CD636: PAUL CORTESE,
VIOLA. Elliott Carter, Elegy for Viola and Piano; William
Bergsma, Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan and Isolde; Alan
Hovhaness, Chahagir for Solo Viola; George Rochberg, Sonata for Viola and
Piano; Vincent Persichetti, Parable for Solo Viola & Infanta
Marina. with Jon Klibonoff, piano. Cortese, formerly principal
viola w/City of Birmingham (England) Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg (Sweden)
Symphony; now principal w/Barcelona (Spain) Symphony. UPC
00941476362-4
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Carter: Elegy Bergsma: Variations Hovhaness: Chahagir Rochberg Sonata: Mvt
1(Alegro moderato) Mvt
2(Adagio lamentoso)
CD637: VIOLA 1919:
Paul Hindemith, Sonata for Viola & Piano; Rebecca Clarke, Sonata for Viola
& Piano; Ernest Bloch, Suite for Viola & Piano. Three masterworks
written in 1919. Yizhak Schotten, viola; Katherine Collier, piano. "Splendid
viola sonatas, excitingly played", Turok's
Choice. UPC 00941476372-3
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Clarke Sonata: Mvt
1(Impetuoso) Mvt
2(Vivace) Mvt
3(Adagio) Bloch
Suite: Mvt
1(Lento) Mvt
2(Allegro ironico)
CD638: Bratsche!
YIZHAK SCHOTTEN, Viola. J.S. Bach, Concerto in D for
Viola, Strings, and Continuo (arr. from BWV 169, 49,
1053 by Yizhak Schotten); Beethoven, Duo for Viola and Cello; Brahms, Sonata in
E minor for Viola and Piano (trans. by Lionel Tertis); Frank
Bridge, Lament for Two Violas. with Paul Silverthorne, Viola; Peter
Rejto, Cello; and the Ann Arbor Sinfonietta. UPC 00941476382-2
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Bach Concerto: Mvt
1(Allegro) Mvt
2(Siciliano) Mvt
3(Allegro)
Beethoven: Duo Brahms Sonata: Mvt
1(Allegro)
CD647, Viola and the Winds. James Dunham, Viola; Westwood Wind Quintet; Jack
Sanders, Guitar. Gustav Holst, Terzetto for Flute, Oboe, & Viola; Jerzy
Sapieyevski, Concerto for Viola and Winds; Anthony Plog, Four Miniatures for
Viola and Wind Quintet; Karl Kohn, Colla Voce for Viola and
Guitar. UPC 00941476472-0 ORDER
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James Dunham was violist with the Grammy Award
winning Cleveland Quartet. He presently teaches at the Shepherd School of Music
in Houston, Texas. The Westwood Wind Quintet, founded in 1959, has performed
thousands of concerts and has been described as "probably the best group
of this kind anywhere." (New Orleans Courier)
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Sapieyevski: Concerto Holst Terzetto: Mvt
1(Allegretto) Mvt
2(Un poco vivace) Plog
Miniatures: Mvt
1(Pastoral) Mvt
2(Toccata) Mvt
3(Chorale) Mvt
4(Allegro) Kohn: Colla
Voce
CD832: SCHOTTEN PLAYS BRAHMS. Yizhak Schotten, Viola, with David Hardy, Cello; Katherine
Collier, Piano, & the Chester String Quartet. Brahms, Clarinet Trio,
op. 114, & Clarinet Quintet, op. 115, played on Viola (which was Brahms'
alternate version). UPC 00941478322-6
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Yizhak Schotten was formerly
violist in the Boston Symphony and principal with the Cincinnati and Houston
Symphonies. He is presently Viola Professor at the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor. Previously he was Viola Professor at the University of
Washington in Seattle.
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movement shown.
Trio in A Minor: Mvt
1 (Allegro) Mvt
1 (Adagio) Mvt
3 (Andante grazioso) Mvt
4 (Allegro) Quintet
in B Minor: Mvt
1 (Allegro)
CD833: VIOLA VIEW. Paul Cortese, Viola. With
Herwig Coryn, Cello; Artanios Roc, Piano. Otto Luening: Suite for Viola and Piano; Witold
Lutoslawski: Bucolics; Rebecca Clarke: Lullaby and Grotesque; Ralph Vaughan
Williams: Romance for Viola and Piano; Walter Piston: Duo for Viola and
Violoncello; Roy Harris: Soliloquy and Dance. UPC 00941478332-5 ORDER
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Paul Cortese has been principal violist with the City of Birmingham (England), Gothenberg (Sweden), and Barcelona (Spain) Symphony Orchestras, and is an internationally-acclaimed soloist and chamber musician.
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Luenning: Suite: Recitative
Scherzo
Elegy
Dance
Lutoslawski: Bucolics: Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Mvmt
4 Mvmt
5 Clarke: Lullaby
and Grotesque
Vaughan Williams: Romance
Piston: Duo: Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Harris: Soliloquy
and Dance
CD834: Viola Swirl. Carol Rodland, Viola. With Tatevik Mokatsian, Piano.
aKenji Bunch: Suite; Dan
Coleman: Summer ; Christopher Theofanidis: Flow My Tears; George Gershwin: Fascinatin’ Rhythm; Summertime; I Got
Rhythm; Cole Porter: From This Moment On; Begin the Beguine; Anything Goes UPC 00941478432-4 
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Carol Rodland made her
debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1985 and has performed to critical
acclaim throughout North America and Europe. She has taught at The Juilliard
School and since 2002 has been on
the faculty of the New England Conservatory.
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Liptak: Commedia Mvt.
1 Mvt.2 Mvt.3 Mvt.4 Black/Bolcom: Envoi Mann: Katchi-Katchi Ruggiero:
Collage Hartway:
five postcards:
motor
city carillon
tower the
falls mysterious
dunes fudge
island Curtis-Smith:
Trio Mvt.1 Mvt.2 Mvt.
3
CD837:The
Elegant Viola. Yizhak Schotten,
Viola. Ralph Vaughan Williams, Suite for Viola & Orchestra;
J.S. Bach, Fantasia; W.F. Bach, Sonata for Viola and Harpsichord; Michael
Colgrass, Variations for Four Drums and Viola. Yizhak Schotten, Viola;
Carole Terry, Harpsichord; Frank Epstein, Percussion; Slovak Radio Orchestra,
Kirk Trevor, Conductor UPC 00941478372-1 ORDER
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This is Yizhak
Schotten's fifth CD on Crystal Records. He has been called "one of
America's finest string players" by STRAD Magazine. Schotten is
formerly principal viola of the Houston and Cincinnati Symphonies, and a member
of the Boston Symphony. He is one of the most respected violists in the world.
He now teaches at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This is one of the
only available recordings of the beautiful Suite by Vaughan Williams, and is
the only recording of the Variations by Michael Colgrass.
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shown.
Vaughan Williams: Suite: Prelude Carol Christmas
Dance Ballad Moto
Perpetuo Musette Polka
Melancolique Galop J.S. Bach: Fantasia
Cromatica W.F. Bach:
Sonata in C minor: Mvmt
1 Mvmt
2 Mvmt
3 Colgrass: Variations
CD838: Finale: Sonatas for Viola.
Paul Cortese, Viola. With Juan Carlos Garvayo,
Piano. Dmitri Shostakovich, Sonata
for Viola and Piano, op. 147; Grazyna Bacewicz, Sonata for Viola Solo; Aram
Khachaturian, Sonata for Viola Solo; Bohuslav Martinu, Sonata for Viola and Piano. UPC 00941478382-0 
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Shostakovitch’s Viola Sonata was written
just before his death, inspiring Khachaturian to write his Solo Sonata just
months later. Bacewicz’ last published work was a viola concerto, and Martinu
returned to the viola near the end of his life. The music on this CD are profound works, possibly among the
most moving pieces ever written by these composers.
Paul
Cortese has been principal viola with the Gothenburg Symphony, Neeme Jarvi,
conductor. He has been guest
principal in over a dozen European orchestras and is featured chamber player in
numerous worldwide festivals. This is his third CD on Crystal Records. The
American Record Guide said his “performances are elegant. The technique of
Cortese is superb.”
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samples (uses
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to one minute of the movement shown.
Shostakovich
Sonata: Moderato Allegretto Adagio Bacewicz Sonata: Adagio,
Allegro, Adagio Presto Khachaturian Sonata Martinu Sonata: Poco
andante, Moderato Allegro
non troppo
Cassettes
C635: YIZHAK SCHOTTEN, VIOLA. Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae; Alan
Shulman: Theme & Variations; Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata;
Marais: Five French Dances. Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, Rosenberg,
cond. 009414763549 Cassette ORDER NOW
C647: JAMES DUNHAM, VIOLA, &
Westwood Wind Quintet. Gustav
Holst: Terzetto for Flute, Oboe, & Viola; Jerzy
Sapieyevski: Concerto for Viola & Winds; Anthony
Plog: Four Miniatures for Viola & Wind Quintet. 009414764744 Cassette ORDER NOW
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