SKU: FG.55011-333-6

ISBN 9790550113336.

A group in their own right is formed by the three string orchestra works written in memory of, and reverence for, Hungarian composers of great stature: Epitaph for Bela Bartok, Hommage a Zoltan Kodaly and a homage to Liszt, that virtuosic composer par excellence of the Romantic era. I have incorporated the two most essential characteristics of Liszt's music - luscious romanticism and virtuosic elan - into the mood and colourful spectrum of the string orchestra sound. Melodic and harmonic material dominated at first by an augmented fourth and laterby a perfect fourth forms the mainstay of the while work and provides a unifying element. (Einojuhani Rautavaara).

SKU: FG.55011-558-3

ISBN 9790550115583.

Einar Englund's (1916-1999) musical language is, in his own words, based on sweeping terms and great symphonic lines. He built his works on themes, clear harmonies and polyphonic thinking. As a composer he was a neo-classicist, whose music based on tonality and included long, compact and even romantic melodic lines side by side with spicy dissonances, energetic rhythm and vigorous orchestration. Serenata for string orchestra (1983) is divided in four movements, including a nostalgic menuetto and an energetic and airy Finale with Bartok-like turns. The overall duration is 20 minutes.

SKU: FH.VA7

ISBN 978-1-55440-569-5.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. A rich and varied selection of music in each of these nine progressive volumes of repertoire appeals to violists of all ages. From the Preparatory Level through Level 8, students will be exposed to quality selections originally written for viola, fun arrangements of traditional fiddle and folk tunes, as well as contemporary pieces by notable composers such as Violet Archer, Carey Cheney, and Fritz Kriesler.
Level 7:
Holberg Suite, op. 40: I,V - Grieg, Edvard
Symphony No. 5, op. 67: II - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Symphony No. 4 (Italian), op. 90: II - Mendelssohn, Felix
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048: I - Bach, Johann Sebastian
Symphony No. 35 (Haffner), K 385: I - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Level 8:
Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture - Glinka, Mikhail
Symphony No. 35 (Haffner), K 385: IV - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique), op. 75: I - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Symphony No. 9, op. 125: IV - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Symphony No. 3 (Eroica), op. 55: IV - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Symphony No. 1, op. 68: I - Brahms, Johannes
Symphony No. 9 (New World), op. 95: IV - Dvorak, Antonin
Level 9:
Symphony No. 5, op. 67: III - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Die Zauberfloete, K 620: Overture - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
The Hebrides, op. 26: Overture - Mendelssohn, Felix
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a - Brahms, Johannes
Le carnaval romain - Berlioz, Hector
Symphony No. 8, op. 88: I - Dvorak, Antonin
Symphony NO. 4 (Romantic): II - Bruckner, Anton
Level 10:
Symphony No. 4 (Italian), op. 90: I,IV - Mendelssohn, Felix
Symphony No. 4, op. 98: II,IV - Brahms, Johannes
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46: I - Grieg, Edvard
Concerto for Orchestra: IV,V - Bartok, Bela
Symphony No. 40, K 550: I,IV - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Serenade for Strings, op. 48: I,II - Tchaikovsly, Pyotr Il'yich
Symphony No. 5, op. 47: I - Shostakovich, Dmitri
Associate:
Group 1: Ochestral Tutti Parts (Viola):
Daphnis et Chloe: III - Ravel, Maurice
Don Juan, op. 20 - Strauss, Richard
Symphony No. 9, op. 125: II,IV - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: Scherzo - Mendelssohn, Felix
The Bartered Bride: Overture - Smetana, Bed_ich
Group 2: Viola Solos:
Don Quixote, op. 35 - Strauss, Richard
Harold en Italie: I - Berlioz, Hector.