Viola Sonatas

SIR JOHN MCEWEN

Sonata In A Minor for Viola & Piano (1941)

1

I

Largo - Poco allegro

9:05

2

II

Andante espressivo

4:39

3

III

Allegretto

3:50

4

IV

Molto vivace

2:09

ARNOLD BAX

Sonata for Viola & Piano (first performed 1922)

5

I

Molto moderato - Allegro

9:16

6

II

Allegro energico

6:17

7

III

Molto lento

6:55

SIR JOHN MCEWEN

Improvisations Provençales for Violin & Piano (1937)

8

The Heavy Heart (Lou Couar Gros)

4:30

9

Au Petit Saint Jean

3:01

10

The Old Trees Remember (Les Vieux Platanes)

3:12

11

A Little Rhapsody (Rapsodie du Felibre)

3:40

12

Oouliveio (Song of one who gathers olives fallen from the trees)

6:29

13

The Pipe Lou Galoubet)

3:04

14

Breath O'June For Viola & Piano (1913)

3:24

ELIZABETH MACONCHY

Sonata for Viola & Piano (1938)

15

I

Allegro

4:37

16

II

Lento moderato

5:17

17

III

Presto

3:51

GORDON JACOB

Sonatina for Viola & Piano (1949)

18

1

Allegro giusto

3:07

19

II

Andante espressivo

4:52

20

III

Allegro con brio

4:33

ALAN RAWSTHORNE

Sonata for Viola & Piano (first performed 1937)

21

I

Maestoso - Molto allegro

5:27

22

II

Scherzo (Presto non assai)

2:20

23

III

Adagio

3:53

24

IV

Rondo (Allegro commodo)

3:31

ROBIN MILFORD

Four Pieces for Viola & Piano, Op.42 (1935)

25

Air

1:53

26

Musette

2:10

27

Serenade

2:19

28

Gavot

1:53

KENNETH LEIGHTON

Fantasia On The Name Bach (first performed 1956)

29

Adagio sostenuto - Allegro ritmico - Chorale (Lento)

14:23

Louise Williams viola & violin

David Owen Norris piano

Bax: Sonata: McEwen: Sonata & Breath o'June: 7-9 April 2011

McEwen: Improvisations Provencales: 5 Jan 2012