Doremi: DHR-7708, DHR-7722, DHR-7764, Original works and arrangements for viola with piano, with other soloists or orchestras and conductors, or with organ. William Primrose, viola ; with various performers. Recorded 1937-May 7, 1946. Previously released material. Compact disc. Identical biographical notes by Jack Silver included with each disc; each insert includes discography specific to the disc it accompanies.
Contents:
v. 1. Harold in Italy : for viola and orchestra, op. 16 / Hector Berlioz ; Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky, conductor (41:09) -- Sonata for viola & piano / Arnold Bax, Harriet Cohen, piano (26:56). v. 2. Sonata for viola and piano in F minor, op. 120, no. 1 ; William Kapell, piano (20:52) ; Sonata for viola and piano in E♭ major, op. 120, no. 2 ; Gerald Moore, piano (18:47) / Brahms -- Sonata no. 6 in A major / Boccherini ; Joseph Kahn, piano (7:40) -- Concert Hall recordings, Armed Forces Radio Service. Caprice no. 24 / Paganini (3:58) ; Policinelle / Kreisler (1:31) ; I dream of Jeannie with the light-brown hair (3:38) / Foster ; Andante cantabile, op. 11 (5:16) / Tchaikovsky. v. 3. Adagio from Sonata in E major, op. 2, no. 8 [i.e. HWV 394] / Handel, Albert Spalding, violin ; André Benoist, piano (4:39) -- Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra in E♭ major, K. 364 (K. 320d) / Mozart ; Albert Spalding, violin ; New Friends of Music Orchestra ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor (29:14) -- Concert Hall recordings, Armed Forces Radio Service. Perpetuum mobile / Novacek (2:38) ; Liebeslied / Kreisler (3:39) ; Jamaican rumba / Benjamin ; arr. Primrose (1:36) ; Litany auf das Fest Aller Selen, D. 343, versions 1 (4:29) [and] Litany auf das Fest Aller Selen, D 343, version 2 (3:53) [and] Litany auf das Fest Aller Selen, D. 343 [arr. for viola and organ] (4:43) / Schubert ; Vernon de Tar, organ ; Komm, Süsser Tod, BWV 478 / Bach ; Al Goodman Orchestra (3:33). v. 4. Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra , Op.16 ; NBC Symphony Orchestra, ArturoToscanini, conductor Live performance, Oct. 27, 1946 ; Georg Friedrich Händel (arr: Casadesus): Viola concerto with RCA Victor O;, Frieder Weissmann, conductor Recorded May 8, 1946 ; Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) Franz Rupp (piano) Recorded Aug. 14, 1941
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