| The fact that he has recorded a whole album of music for unaccompanied viola before the age of thirty is a telling indication of the meteoric rise of this prodigious, boundary-pushing artist. As is his choice of contrasting the Baroque era (Telemann and J. S. Bach) with two figures of modern music, in Britten’s rarely heard Elegy and Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas. A breathtaking ode to the viola over the centuries, played with all the fire of youth!
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767): Fantasia No. 1 in B-Flat Major, TWV 40:14 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout):
1 Telemann: Fantasia No. 1 in B-Flat Major, TWV 40:14 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout): I. Largo02:32
2 Telemann: Fantasia No. 1 in B-Flat Major, TWV 40:14 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout): II. Allegro – Grave – Allegro05:07
Caroline Shaw (b. 1982): in manus tuas:
3 Shaw: in manus tuas (Version for Solo Viola)06:39
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40:20 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout):
4 Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40:20 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout): I. Dolce01:46
5 Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40:20 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout): II. Allegro02:52
6 Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40:20 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout): III. Largo03:07
7 Telemann: Fantasia No. 7 in E-Flat Major, TWV 40:20 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Timothy Ridout): IV. Presto01:02
Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976): Elegy for Solo Viola:
8 Britten: Elegy for Solo Viola06:38
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Simon Rowland-Jones):
9 Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Simon Rowland-Jones): I. Allemande05:04
10 Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Simon Rowland-Jones): II. Courante02:10
11 Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Simon Rowland-Jones): III. Sarabande04:50
12 Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Simon Rowland-Jones): IV. Gigue04:02
13 Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Solo Viola by Simon Rowland-Jones): V. Chaconne15:12 |
