Elizabeth Maconchy composed her Sonata For Viola And Piano in 1937 which premiered the following year in London. Included in this is the Score and Parts for Viola and Piano with the piece lasting around14 minutes. Elizabeth Maconchy enrolled at the Royal College of Music at the age of sixteen and while her String Quartets are often seen by many as the pinnacle of her musical achievements thisSonata For Viola And Piano is a beautiful interplay between the two instruments and must surely rank as one of the finest Viola sonatas ever composed.

arranged for Piano and Viola-Cesar Franck’s Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most treasured works in the Violin repertoire a masterpiece of cyclic form with a gracefulness and expressive force almost paradigmatic for the age of musical Romanticism. This work was composed in 1886 and was dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe.After Franck’s death in 1890 the original publisher of the Sonata the Parisian house Julien Hamelle announced an arrangement of the work for Viola but it has not been possible to locate any copy of this publication. The present arrangement for Viola is largely based on Jules Delsart’s arrangement for Piano and Cello the onlyversion of the Sonata which the composer authorized. However the Viola part here also adopts extensive passages in their original register or remains in the middle octave especially in those passages where the Cello lies two octaves beneath the Violin.Being set in the alto register the part thus lies between the other two string versions lending the Sonata a delightful hybrid hue beyond the brilliance of the Violin and the sonorousness of the Cello. The Piano part has been left intact and is thus identical to that of the original version.The edition is rounded off by an informative text on the genesis and reception history of the Sonata (Ger/Fr/Eng).

French composer and teacher Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was a prolific composer of the 20th century as a member of 'Les Six'. His compositions remain highly regarded Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano being no exception. Milhaud's compositions are influenced by jazz and polytonality as exemplified in Sonata No. 2. Composed in 1944 Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano is an alternative exciting sonata made up of three movements; 1) Rural 2) Dramatic and 3) Rough. Milhaud makes use of variation in articulation complex rhythms chromaticism accidentals harmonics altering tempos variation in dynamics and a wide tessitura amongst other aspects. Milhaud's Sonata No. 2 for Viola and Piano is essential to all advanced violists seeking modern and exciting repertoire.

Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. After The Sonata For Musette And B. C./ Répertoire / Alto et Piano

Sonata in A Minor (No. 9) Com­poser: Valentine, Robert Ed­i­tor: Dinn, Freda

Edited after: Paul Hindemith, Complete Works, Vol. V/7Instrument : viola and pianoNombre de Pages : 64The genesis of the viola sonata reflects the eventful life of Hindemith in the winter of 1938/39 and owes its completion to Hindemith's ability to compose even while travelling, especially on trains. Hindemith himself said about his viola sonata: '... It is a powerful, well-fed piece with durable lining for cold weather. Second movement with a tricky rhythm to which one has to creep up carefully in order to master it. In the last movement which consists of two variations on an already fully developed rondo movement...' Hindemith shows again the wide range of his compositional and formal brilliance. New edition based on the text of the Hindemith Complete Edition.

Ausgabe für Viola-An authoritative urtext edition of Schubert's Sonata In A Minor D 821 for the Arpeggione - also known as the Guitar-Violincello or 'Guitar D'Amour'. This version has been transcribed for Viola and Piano edited byWolf-Dieter Seiffert.

Cesar Franck Sonata in D Major arranged for Viola and Piano by Alan Arnold. Edited by Paul Arnold.

Georg Philipp Telemann's Sonata In D for Viola presented here with a realised Piano accompaniment.

G.F. Handel's Sonata In G Op.1 No.6 edited for Viola with keyboard (piano) accompaniment. Also published separately for Violin or Cello.

Guiseppe Tartini's Sonata Angelique arranged for Viola and Piano by Alan H. Arnold.