Viola Concertos

Album by Edward Elgar & Alfred Garyevich Schnittke & Philharmonia Orchestra & Christoph Eschenbach & David Aaron Carpenter

Elgar: Viola Concerto – Bloch: Suite for Viola and Orchestra is a 2023 album featuring violist Timothy Ridout with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Martyn Brabbins. The recording presents Lionel Tertis's 1929 adaptation of Elgar's Cello Concerto for viola, alongside Bloch's Suite for Viola and Orchestra, offering a fresh perspective on these early 20th-century compositions.
First released: September 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
    8:36
  2. 2.
    Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: II. Lento - Allegro molto
    4:35
  3. 3.
    Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio
    4:37
  4. 4.
    Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: IV. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro, ma non troppo - Poco più lento - Adagio
    11:19
  5. 5.
    Viola Concerto: I. Largo
    5:07
  6. 6.
    Viola Concerto: II. Allegro molto
    13:12
  7. 7.
    Viola Concerto: III. Largo
    17:01

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