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The voice of the viola in Times of oppression 2

by Ásdís Valdimarsdóttir - viola & Marcel Worms - piano

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Sonata for viola and piano: I Adagio - Allegro 06:44
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Sonata for viola and piano: II Menuetto (Allegro molto) and Trio (Più lento) 06:23
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Sonata for viola and piano: III Andante con variazioni 12:58
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Hans Gál - Sonata op.101 for viola and piano: I Adagio 06:15
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Hans Gál - Sonata op.101 for viola and piano: II Quasi menuetto, tranquillo 05:30
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Hans Gál - Sonata op.101 for viola and piano: III Allegro risoluto e vivace 06:58
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Impromptu for viola and piano 01:39
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Paul Hindemith - Sonata for viola and piano: I Breit, mit Kraft 07:18
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Paul Hindemith - Sonata for viola and piano: II Sehr lebhaft 05:02
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Paul Hindemith - Sonata for viola and piano: III Phantasie: sehr langsam,frei 04:04
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Paul Hindemith - Sonata for viola and piano: IV Finale: leicht bewegt 07:34
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The Viola is surely not the most assertive instrument among the string family. It reaches neither the extreme height of the violin nor the rumbling depth and the strength of the cello and contrabass. Its role is more integrating than leading or polarising; and in brilliance, manoeuvrability and sound projection the violin wins hands down. But if a composer wants to express his or her feelings with maximum intensity and depth, he chooses the viola remarkably often. The loss of a loved one, a repressive political system, persecution and war were more than once the motivation for the composing of music with the viola as the most important voice for expressing the underlying emotions. The dark, somewhat veiled sound of the instrument makes it particularly suited to such a role. On this CD, the second of two, we have recorded Mendelssohn, Gal, Shostakovich and Hindemith. Compositions for viola and piano in which oppression, both personal and political, has played, directly or indirectly, an unmistakable role.

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released February 9, 2021

Recorded at the Zeeuwse Concertzaal, Middelburg,
March 26 & 27 2018, November 13 & 14 2018, January 18 2019
Mixed and edited by Concertstudio (NL)
Mastering: Walter Calbo
Musical director: Jakko van der Heijden
Viola: Giovanni Pistucci, Napoli ca 1930
Piano: Steinway D
Pianotechnique: Joost van Hartevelt, De Hamernoot, Middelburg
Liner notes: Marcel Worms
Translation: Elizabeth Gaskill
Photo: Mick Stirling
Layout: Meeuw
Special thanks: Middelburg and Maroeska Metz

www.marcelworms.com
www.zefirrecords.nl

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