Though little concerto repertoire existed for the viola prior to Bartók's concerto commissioned by William Primrose, he managed to inspire a generation of Hungarian composers to keep writing for the often neglected instrument. He did this even though his own concerto remained largely unfinished at his death; it was his longtime friend Tibor Serly who inherited the daunting task of orchestrating Bartók's sketches that yielded the most commonly performed version of the concerto performed today. Serly himself went on to write ...
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Though little concerto repertoire existed for the viola prior to Bartók's concerto commissioned by William Primrose, he managed to inspire a generation of Hungarian composers to keep writing for the often neglected instrument. He did this even though his own concerto remained largely unfinished at his death; it was his longtime friend Tibor Serly who inherited the daunting task of orchestrating Bartók's sketches that yielded the most commonly performed version of the concerto performed today. Serly himself went on to write a concerto and a Rhapsody for viola and orchestra (heard here) that were greatly inspired by Bartók's work. Largely known for his highly successful film scores (especially the film Spellbound), fellow Hungarian Miklós Rózsa also produced a viola concerto. These three works are heard on this Hyperion album performed by violist Lawrence Power with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton. Power possesses precisely the skills necessary to make a viola concerto really hold...
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