A Lionel Tertis Celebration. Œuvres et transcriptions pour alto et piano

Programme

CD 1 York BOWEN (1884-1961) Viola Sonata No. 1, Op. 18 C minor / Do mineur ·  I. Allegro moderato (10'12) · II. Poco lento e cantabile (7'58) · III. Finale. Presto © Schott Music (8'11) Lionel TERTIS (1876-1975) ·  Sunset (2'40) © Comus Edition (4'21) · Allegro appassionato, H. 82 B minor / Si mineur  (2'32) Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) ·  Minnelied * (extr. 5 Lieder, Op. 71, No. 5) C major / Do majeur  (2'57) Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) ·  Romance * (extr. 3 Romances, Op. 28, No. 2) F-sharp major / Fa dièse majeur (3'33) Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924) ·  Élégie, Op. 24 * C minor / Do mineur (6'19) William WOLSTENHOLME (1865-1931) ·  Allegretto (extr. 2 · Pieces, Op. 17, No. 2) E-flat major / Mi bémol majeur (2'58) ·Fritz KREISLER (1875-1962) · Liebesleid ** (extr. Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen, No. 2) A minor / La mineur (3'28) © Schott Music · Praeludium & Allegro (in the style of Pugnani) *** E minor / Mi mineur ·  1. Praeludium. Allegro - Andante - Tempo I (2'04) · 2. Allegro molto moderato (2'41) © Schott Music * transcription by Lionel Tertis ** transcription by Timothy Ridout *** transcription by Alan Arnold, with amendments by Timothy RidoutCD 2 William Henry REED (1876-1942) ·  Rhapsody (9'17) Eric COATES (1886-1957) ·  First Meeting (Souvenir) * (5'32) © Chappell Music Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) Six Studies in English Folk Song · 1. Lovely on the Water. Adagio (1'29) · 2. Spurn Point. Andante sostenuto (1'06) · 3. Van Diemen's Land. Larghetto (0'59) · 4. She Borrowed Some of Her Mother’s Gold. Lento (1'14) · 5. The Lady and the Dragon. Andante tranquillo (1'10) · 6. As I Walked Over London Bridge. Allegro vivace (0'49) © Stainer & Bell Cecil FORSYTH (1870-1941) ·  Chanson celtique (6'32) John IRELAND (1879-1962) ·  The Holy Boy ** (2'43) © Comus Edition Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847) ·  Song Without Words ** (extr. Lieder ohne Worte, Book I. Op. 19b, No. 1) E major / Mi majeur   (2'29) Lionel TERTIS (1876-1975) ·  Hier au soir (1'52) © Schott Music William WOLSTENHOLME (1865-1931) ·  The Question, Op. 13 No. 1 ** (3'02) York BOWEN (1884-1961) ·  Obbligato to Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata *** (4'58) (on the first movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2) Rebecca CLARKE (1886-1979) Viola Sonata · I. Impetuoso (7'26) · II. Vivace (3'57) · III. Adagio (10'33) © Chester Music * reconstructed by John Wilson ** transcription by Lionel Tertis *** edited and completed by Timothy Ridout