Basil Vendryes & William David – A Century of American Viola Sonatas (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Basil Vendryes & William David – A Century of American Viola Sonatas (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:01:32 minutes | 365 MB | Genre: Classical
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These five works – four sonatas and a sonatina – chronicle a century of American writing for the viola and are linked by a concern for directness of musical language. But they also reflect diversity in their origins and inspirations, the Ulysses Kay pieces being written by a pioneering African American, Libby Larsen’s by a successful female freelance composer, Eric Ewazen’s animated by a particularly American lyricism and energy, and the sonata by David Tcimpidis commemorating the ‘9/11’ terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, which Tcimpidis heard unfolding.

Tracklist:
1-1. Basil Vendryes – Sonatine for Viola and Piano (04:54)
1-2. Basil Vendryes – I. Largo (02:33)
1-3. Basil Vendryes – II. Allegro (02:19)
1-4. Basil Vendryes – III. Adagio (01:18)
1-5. Basil Vendryes – IV. Allegretto (04:19)
1-6. Basil Vendryes – Viola Sonata (08:31)
1-7. Basil Vendryes – I. Flow (06:24)
1-8. Basil Vendryes – II. Drift (07:16)
1-9. Basil Vendryes – III. Breathless (04:52)
1-10. Basil Vendryes – I. Lento – Allegro appassionato (07:06)
1-11. Basil Vendryes – II. Andante (05:29)
1-12. Basil Vendryes – III. Allegro energico (06:24)

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