In 2001, over the course of three days, we immersed ourselves in the world of Ernest Bloch and recorded all of his works that feature the viola and piano. The preparation and concentration that a recording requires is immense and we were disheartened to hear that the digital audio tapes that were used for this…
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Order Now Hong-Mei Xiao has been the first-prize winner of the Geneva International Music Competition. Her extraordinary artistry and brilliant virtuoso technique have gained accolades from reviewers across the globe. A recipient of the coveted Patek Philippe Grand Prize, Ms. Xiao has established herself as an international performing artist in recitals and as soloist with…
Order Now The Strad reviews Milan Milisavljević’s Sonata-Song recording in their October 2017 issue: “This most recommendable recital by Serbian-born Milan Milisavljević, assistant principal viola at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, is named after Khachaturian’s valedictory piece from 1976. Echoes of Armenian folk song mix intriguingly with neo-Classical passages and recitative-like sections in this one-movement work…
Order Now “Krysztof Penderecki’s contribution is written in memory of Bach. It was originally written for cello, part of his 1994 Divertimento, but he transcribed it himself for viola. It is a lovely, thoughtful piece.…Elliott Carter’s 2007 Figment 4 continues the thoughtful trend…After all of this relative modernity, Aram Khachaturian’s 12-minute Sonata-Song, written late in…
Stefano Secco: Crescendo Stefano Secco, tenor; Constantine Orbelian, conductor; Kaunas City Symphony Italian tenor Stefano Secco’s first solo album for Delos follows hard on the heels of his previous appearance in our widely acclaimed recording of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. Internationally acclaimed for his clarion voice and stylistic sensitivity, Secco – in this well-chosen program of…
Global Music Awards, a top-tier music competition that honors talented musicians around the world, has announced its latest winners and recent Delos release, Fantasy and Farewell, featuring violist Roger Myers was named a “Best of Show” Gold Medal Winner! See the other award winners here, and watch the new video exploring Fantasy and Farewell below:…
La Folia‘s Grant Chu Covell has a fresh new take on violist Roger Myers’ Delos release, Fantasy and Farewell: “Commissioned by Myers to commemorate his mother’s passing, McLean provides a particularly expressive tonal work, a welcome cross between Barber and John Adams. … The last movement elegantly integrates Bach’s ‘Befiehl du deine Wege,’ from the…
TheContrapuntist.com has a wonderful and lengthy review for Roger Myers and the London Symphony Orchestra’s latest Delos recording — Fantasy And Farewell: Music for Viola and Orchestra. “In Fantasy and Farewell, Myers performs with an infinite range of color and impeccable technique. He is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Michael…
Fantasy and Farewell: Music for Viola and Orchestra Roger Myers, Viola; London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis, conductor A “New Formula” for Viola and Orchestra Throughout its history, the viola has served primarily as an ensemble instrument, with its solo applications largely restricted to recital music like solo sonatas or other works with piano. Mainstream composers…
“It is my hope that this music will be of interest to violists and non-violists alike, as each of these pieces deserves a place in our standard repertory.”
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