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Dvorak Humoreske Op. 101 No. 7 for Viola and Piano

Dvořák's Humoreske, Op. 101 No. 7 is one of those pieces that works immediately with any audi…

Kreisler Schon Rosmarin for Viola and String Orchestra

Kreisler's Schön Rosmarin ("Fair Rosemary") is a short Viennese salon piece from 1905 that sits…

Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 for Viola Quartet

Corelli's Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 in C minor, "Fatto per la Notte di Natale" ("Made for Christma…

Puccini 3 Minuetti for String Quartet

Puccini composed these three minuets, SC 61, in the early 1880s: before Manon Lescaut, before La Boh…

Moor Prelude Op. 123 for Viola and String Orchestra

Here's the rewrite: Emanuel Moór (1863–1931) is best known today for his invention of …

Moor Prelude Op 123 for Viola and Piano

Emanuel Moor's Prelude Op. 123 was written for cello and piano, but the music sits just as naturally…

Beach Romance Op 23 for Viola and String Orchestra

Amy Beach's Romance Op. 23 sits naturally on the viola. The instrument's characteristic sound, that …

Jansa Cantilene Op 85 for Viola and Piano

A cantilène is, by definition, a singing melody, and Jansa's Op. 85 delivers exactly that. Th…

Moor Largo Op. 105 for Viola and Piano

Moor's Largo Op. 105 is exactly what the title promises: slow, sustained, and emotionally weighted f…

Telemann Concerto in D TWV 40:204 for 4 Violas

Telemann: Concerto in D, TWV 40:204 (Arr. Viola Quartet) Telemann's Concerto in D, TWV 40:204 was wr…

Akimenko Eclogue Op. 12 for Viola and Piano

Akimenko: Eclogue, Op. 12 (New Edition, Viola and Piano) Fyodor Akimenko studied with Rimsky-Korsako…

Potstock Souvenir de Sarasate Op 15 for Violin and String Orchestra

Potstock: Souvenir de Sarasate, Op. 15 (Arr. Violin and String Orchestra) Souvenir de Sarasate is a …