JAVS Fall 2002

98

VOL. 18 No. 2 & 3

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VIOLA SOCIETY

beautiful phrasing; effortless; pitch perfect; dynam ically exciting; ensemble team work excellent; viola sound even, through entire range." When I read my notes, I realized my review was already written. Shulman: Theme and Variations; Lorentian Overture; and other short pieces. Emanuel Vardi, viola; Alfred Galladoro, clarinet; NBC Symphony Orchestra; various conductors. Bridge 9119 Review: Bridge Records sent me this CD for review just about one month after Alan Shulman passed away in a nursing home in early July of 2002. The Theme and Variations has long been a favorite of mine and we are very fortunate to have a recording made by Emanuel Vardi and the NBC Symphony Orchestra in 1941. Mr. Shulman was a cellist with the NBC Symphony from its inception until its disbandment. The excellent booklet that comes with the CD is well written by Shulman's son Jay, also a cellist. He is looking, as am I, for a possible recording by William Primrose, who championed the work by playing it on numerous recitals. If you have such a recording, please contact me or Dr. David Dalton, music department at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Most highly recommended.

Jewish Chamber Music: Weprik: Rhapsodie; Totenlieder; Kaddisch; Chant Rigoureaux; Bloch: Suite for Viola and Piano; Gnesin: Spielmannslied; Lied der Marianne; Gamburg: Zwei Stucke aus dem "Hohen Lied"; Krejn: Ornamente. Tabea Zimmermann, viola; Jascha Nemtsov, piano. Haenssler CD 93.008 Review: It was more than a year ago I had heard about this CD. Not wanting to wait any longer until I received a review copy, I recently bought it, and it's one of the most important recordings I have acquired in several years. Tabea Zimmermann, a violist of extraordinary insight and perception, dis covered and played these works of mostly Russian Jewish composers that had not been heard in over 70 years. Due to extreme intolerance toward Jewish composers, the music was suppressed and eventu ally forgotten. In my professional singing days, I sang in several temples and sang music based on similar ideas. Seven of the nine compositions are world premieres. Ms. Zimmermann plays beauti fully on her Vatelot viola, which has the bite to cap ture the darker pictures and the chanting. If you do not at least listen to these works, I feel very sorry for you, because you are missing a wonderfully heartfelt personal experience.

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