JAVS Fall 1997

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RECORDINGS

Joseph Ahrens (Johannes Clemens): Sonata for Viola and Organ; Concerto for Organ and Brass. D. Krotzinger, viola; S. Ahrens, piano; et al. CHR 77140 Bach: Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord (arr. for viola). Josef Suk, viola; Zuzana Ruzickova, harpsichord; Praga 250103 (Harmonia Mundi) Beethoven: Notturno; Mendelssohn: Sonata for Viola; Schumann: Marchenbilder; Paul Coletti, viola; Leslie Howard, piano. Hyperion CDA 66946 (Harmonia Mundi) Brahms: Sonatas for Viola and Piano, op. 120; Two songs, op. 91; Veronika Hagen, viola; Paul Guida, piano; Iris Vermillior, contralto. DG 453 421-2 Brahms: Sonatas for Viola and Piano, op. 120; FAE Sonata Mvt. (viola version). Barbara Westphal, viola; Oppens, piano. BDG 9021 Dvorak: Pieces for Viola and Piano (transcrip tions); Bernard Zaslav, viola; Naomi Zaslav, piano. Music and Arts CD 953 (Koch Inter national) Enesco: Piece; Sibelius: Rondo; Britten: Reflec tion; Elegy; et al. Nobuko Imai, viola; Roland Poentinen, piano; BIS 829 (Qualiton) Hindemith: Complete Sonatas for Solo Instrument and Piano, val. 1; Sonata for Viola and Piano; Sonatas for Cello and Piano, and for Violin and Piano. Ensemble Villa Musica (Enrique Santiago, viola; Ida Bieler, violin; Martin Ostertag, cello; Kalle Randalu, piano). MDG 304 0691-2 (Koch International) Hoddinott: Concertina for Viola and Orchestra, et al.; Czaba Erdelyi, viola; New Philharmonia; David Atherton, conductor. Lyrita SRCD 332 (Harmonia Mundi)

Piano and Orchestra; John Dexter, et al.; New York Arts Orchestra; Anthony Newman, con ductor. Newport Classics NCD 60140 (Allegro) William Flackton: Sonatas for Viola and Piano nos. 2, 3, 4, 6; Eccles: Sonata for Viola and Piano; Handel: "Where'er You Walk''; Bach: "Bist du bei mir"; "Slumber Song." Ronald Houston, viola; Inmi Kjong Houston, piano. Pro Viola Classics PVC 00492 Review: With a great deal of pleasure, I was introduced to the new label of Pro Viola Classics, a recording that contains the superla tive playing ofviolist Ronald Houston and his Korean-born wife, Inmi Kjong Houston. I was able to compare his performance of the Flackton Sonatas with the versions by world renowned violist Emanuel Vardi (his may still be available on a Kingdom CD from England). Mr. Vardi uses the harpsichord as accompany ing instrument; Mr. Houston uses the piano, which affords a warm, smooth legato with the viola. As principal violist with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Mr. Houston displays ample technique to perform the faster sections with clarity and insight. Bravo! Dmitri Klebanov: Concerto for Viola and En semble; Japanese Silhouettes for Soprano, Viola d'amore and Ensemble; Mela Tenenbaum, viola and viola d'amore; Natalia Borro, soprano; Philharmonia Virtuosi, Igor Blazhkov, conductor; Richard Kapp, conductor. ESS.A.Y. CD 1052 Various Composers: Mela/Viola, eighteen short pieces for viola and piano, including works by Vivaldi, Granados, Mussorgsky, Chausson, Brahms, et al.: Mela Tenenbaum, viola; Richard Kapp, piano. ESS.A.Y. CD 1056 Paganini: The Paganini's at Home: Terzetto for Viola, Cello, and Guitar; Serenata for Two Violins and Guitar; Terzetto for Violin, Cello and Guitar; Sonata 1; Mela Tenenbaum, viola and violin; Alex Tenebaum, violin; Dorothy Lawson, cello; Paul Bernard, guitar. ESS.A.Y. CD 1053 (Review follows)

Anthony Newman: On Fallen Heros-Allegro for Viola, Strings, and Tympani; Adagio for