Our next concerts on October 17th, 18th and 25th feature the viola sonata by Henri Vieuxtemps. If you do not play the violin, you probably had not heard the name “Vieuxtemps”. To all violinists and violists, however, we can say Henri Vieuxtemps is a “big deal” and worthy to be re-discovered by the larger public.…
“What is the difference between a violin and a viola?… The viola burns longer” says the famous joke… The sounds of the violin and cello are recognized by most listeners thanks to a large solo repertoire often played on the radio or by symphonies. Yet, the viola is the indispensable heart of the string family,…
Mendelssohn’s A minor Quartet would have been an amazing achievement for a mature, fifty- or sixty-year-old composer. That he wrote it at the age of eighteen can scarcely be comprehended. Yet it may have been just because of his youth that it emerged as a masterpiece: he was young enough to have been greatly impressed…
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