Spartiti per assolo di viola

Solos for Young Violists is a five-volume series of music books with companion compact discs featuring 34 works for viola and piano. Many of the pieces in this collection have long been recognized as...

Weber wrote Andante e Rondo ungarese per l'Alto Viola Solo with Gran Orchestra for his brother Fritz in Ludwigsburg. At the end of his manuscript there is the remark: 'Completed the 18th of October 18...

Fritz Kreisler made a name for himself not only as great violin virtuoso, but also as a composer. Many of his character pieces referred to as 'Classical Manuscripts', such as his old Viennese dance tu...

There is also a version for organ.

The rediscovery of this concerto by the Bohemian composer is certainly a surprise for the violists particularly since there is only very little original literature from the classical epoch. As violist...

'Jackaroo' teaches fundamental string technique using only open strings and first finger, each piece introduces a new rhythmic or technical point, with useful suggestion boxes for the teacher. The add...

Duration: ca. 15 minutes

This piece for unaccompanied viola solo transforms the gentle arches of Bach's theme into slowly soaring arpeggi of almost unending phrase lengths. Originally written for cello, it was premiered by Yo...

Partially based on a plainsong melody, this peaceful setting of the Latin hymn text features sonorous harmonies, subtle time changes, and fluid choral homophony, with a beautiful soprano solo that flo...

Brett Dean, longtime violist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, was commissioned by the International Max Rostal Competition for Violin and Viola 2012 to compose an intimate, highly virtuoso work w...

Zehn kurze Vortragsstücke von etwa einer Minute Dauer, technische einfach gehalten

Viola und Klavier

Viola und Klavier

Apart from the collection of 'Classical Manuscripts' composed by Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) and passed off by him as transcriptions of movements by old masters, the violonist published original works...