Doris Lederer, Bruce Murray, Dariusz Korez, Jennifer Cassin and Franklin Shaw
Release Date: 11 May 2018
Label: Centaur
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 044747269221
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
"The Passion of Bliss, Bowen and Bridge" features works for viola and piano by the three English composers, performed by Doris Lederer and friends.
York Bowen (1884-1961) and Frank Bridge (1879-1941) were both violists as well as composers and conductors. Bowen achieved considerable success in his lifetime, however, many of his works remained unpublished and unperformed until after his death. Bowen considered the tone of the viola to be superior to that of the violin and composed numerous works for the viola, championing a campaign to increase the instrument's popularity. Frank Bridge played the viola in a number of string quartets including the English String Quartet. He privately taught Benjamin Britten and when Britten left the US in 1939, Bridge presented him with his Giussani viola. His 'Lament for two violas' was written for Lionel Tertis in 1912. The original manuscript did not survive however, an almost complete ink sketch did remain. Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) composed many chamber works during the 1930s including the Viola Sonata for Lionel Tertis in 1933.
This album was recorded in 2003 at the LSO Recital Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Doris Lederer - viola Dariusz Korez - viola Jennifer Cassin - viola Franklin Shaw - viola Bruce Murray - piano
Tracklisting
Delray String Quartet & Tao Lin
Janacek String Quartet & Ivo Kahanek
Te Deum & Matthew Christopher Shepard
Tomas Cotik and Tao Lin
Gianluca Campagnolo
Adam Korniszewski & Boris Andrianov
Viva Vivaldi
Armonia Celeste
Narratio Quartet
Beau Soir Trio
Martin Rummel, Stefan Stroissnig
Hanspeter Oggier; Marina Vasilyeva
Antje Weithaas, Denes Varjon
Piano Duo Scholtes & Janssens
Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
Ensemble Agamemnon, Francois Cardey
