Viola Virtuosi

The list author says:
	"Cortese communicates Bloch's Jewish melodies with directness and feeling"

The list author says:
	"Probably Kashkashian's finest (double) CD demonstrating her amazing dynamic range with Hindemith's sonatas"

The list author says:
	"Causse blends his viola perfectly with the clarinet pieces & the orchestral Romance blows you away (like a feather in a warm breeze)"

The list author says:
	"Xiao plays powerful version of Bartok's concerto completed by Serly with authentic Hungarian orchestral backing"

The list author says:
	"Bashmet inspires adulation with the passion he conveys on these sonatas & a bonus of viola accompanying 2 lieder"

The list author says:
	"Only Mansurian's invention & Kashkashian's skill could pull off inter-weaving viola with orchestra, Armenian chant & Garbarek's sax"

The list author says:
	"Power plays masterfully putting the Bowen & Forsyth concertos on the map"

The list author says:
	"Power's purple patch encompasses the oft-recorded Walton concerto (in its rare original version) & also makes the case for the rarer Rubbra solo meditations & viola concerto"

The list author says:
	"Very Edwardian English but played with wonderful feel for form by Chase stepping into the shoes of Tertis - this CD may go some way to restoring Dale's reputation"

The list author says:
	"Bradley imbues these 20C  British orchestral viola pieces with extraordinary feeling"

The list author says:
	"Power's star is rising fast so this new, complete 2CD collection of the Bowen sonatas is to be treasured"

The list author says:
	"Dean is equal to Hindemith's demanding & wide-ranging orchestral writing for viola"

The list author says:
	"Like several 20C UK composers, Bax created a stunningly varied viola repertoire forcefully played here by Outram"

The list author says:
	"Imai plays these Belgian viola pieces with great composure showing the value of transcribing Franck's violin sonata"

The list author says:
	"Cortese brings out the charm & occasional spikiness in Milhaud's music - the viola/ cello duet is especially challenging"

The list author says:
	"Idiosyncratic 20C sonatas played with exhilaration by Johnson - from Britten's sad lyricism to Tiet's fire, Bergsma's finely composed Tristan variations & Ghent's abstraction"

The list author says:
	"Silverthorne skillfully plays collection of commissions by unjustly neglected composers, including Bennett's lyrical After Ariadne & Woolrich's miniatures from his concerto"

The list author says:
	"Czech violist, Peruska, plays works by Stamitz & his sons that were influential in establishing the classical viola concerto - a journey from Bohemia to Paris via Mannheim"

The list author says:
	"Clarke's under-appreciated sonata is surrounded by idiosyncratic English pastoral minatures played by Coletti"

The list author says:
	"Beautiful & rare early classical viola with tuneful concertos by Hoffmeister & Joseph Schubert played authoritatively by Causse"

The list author says:
	"Imai treats us to well-compiled series of Russian viola, including Glinka's melodic sonata & Shostakovich's final composition full of dark sonorities"

The list author says:
	"Kashkashian plays razor sharp viola version of Kancheli's masterpiece logically paired with racy, full-bloodied Schnittke concerto"

The list author says:
	"Kancheli's Styx ebbs & flows with a lovely viola-choir dialogue & Bashmet excels on Gubaidulina's surprisingly conventional viola concerto"

The list author says:
	"Konstantynowicz draws out the ambient static-motion beauty with slivers of melody in this full 4-movement version - virtuosity in under-statement"

The list author says:
	"The future of viola? Kashkashian playing in a convincing post-modern folk idiom backed by orchestra, taped Sicilian singers & ringing percussion"