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Bartók Viola Concerto Review

October 24th, 2016|Categories: Music Reviews, Reviews|Tags: , , , |

Bartók’s Viola Concerto is an amazing piece and was actually left unfinished by the composer Béla Bartók. Only rough, handwritten scratches of the concerto were found after the composer’s death, but the concerto was eventually completed finished by his close

Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Ballet Review

June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Music Reviews, Reviews|Tags: , , , |

Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev is definitely a piece that should be in every violists repertoire and we highly recommend including it in your next recital. The more romantic scenes take advantage of the full expressive range of the viola

Romance Oubliée by Franz Liszt

January 2nd, 2016|Categories: Music Reviews, Reviews|Tags: , , |

Romance Oubliee is the only piece written for viola and piano and does a phenomenal job of highlighting the viola's deep, vibrant tones. This is the only Liszt work for piano and viola, apart from the Harold transcription, and the broken chords