JAVS Fall 2016

a tried and true team that have immersed themselves in Hannenheim’s unique sound world and bring it to fascinating new life. They play as if they have been performing this repertoire for years, and they probably have. The music has been growing on me with each new listening, and I can only recommend all adventurous violists to get acquainted with the work of Norbert von Hannenheim. The publication of the scores is being planned.

Michael Kimber: Music for Viola 5. Ten Short Pieces; Six Etude-Caprices; Sonata for solo viola; Dark Woods for viola and marimba; Lullaby for Maksymilian. Marcin Murawski, Alicja Guściora, Martyna Kowzan, Eugeniusz Dąbrowski and Paweł Michałowski, viola; Pavel Rys, marimba. Acte Préalable AP0346.

Michael Kimber: Music for Viola 4. Night Music for viola and string orchestra; Adventure Overture; Evocations for viola and string orchestra; Traveling Music; Odyssey for string orchestra; Variations on a Polish folk song “Ty pójdziesz górą” for viola and orchestra; Ti pidesh horom ( Ty pójdziesz górą ) [tr. You will go by the mountain]; Mój sprytny kotek [tr. My cute kitten] for viola and string orchestra. Marcin Murawski, Martyna Kowzan, Ewa Tracz, Alicja Guściora, and Justyna Kowalczyk, viola; Ramona and Natalia Boczniewicz, vocals; Mariusz Siejko, double bass; Orkiestra Kameralna Concertino; Marek Siwka, cond. Acte Préalable AP0335.

Michael Kimber: Music for Viola 6. Four Melodious Etudes for solo viola; Violapalooza! for a quartet of violists; Traveling Music for 4-part viola ensemble; Fugal Fantasia on “The First Noel”; Three Little Quirky Pieces for viola quartet; Rhapsody for viola and string orchestra; Traveling for string orchestra;

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Journal of the American Viola Society / Vol. 32, No. 2, Fall 2016