PARABLES - John Graham, viola

Track Listings
1. Parable XVI - Vincent Persichetti    
2. -4. Sonata for Viola and Piano - Dmitri Shostakovich    
3. Piece for Viola Alone - Stefan Wolpe    
4. Elegy - Igor Stravinsky    
5. Joycesketch II - David Schiff    
6. Composition for Viola and Piano - Milton Babbitt    

Editorial Reviews
New York Times
"Mr. Graham...is one of the stars of his firmament...

La Republique (Paris, France)
"...unforgettable performance... power and extreme delicacy ...with a tone quality unmatched in our time... "

Album Description
Traditional and tradition-denying music appear side by side on this recording of works written for solo viola and viola and piano in the last half of the 20th Century, performed by one of the leading interpreters of contemporary music for the viola over the past several decades.

PARABLES - John Graham, viola

PARABLES - John Graham, viola, Music, Milton Babbitt, Vincent Persichetti, David Schiff, Dmitry Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky, Stefan Wolpe, Robert Black, Thomas Muraco, John Graham, Chamber, Chamber Music, Viola Solo, Viola with Keyboard
Parables: Music for the Viola
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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 Parables: Music for the Viola

Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0007KTAW2
Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

  1. Parable XVI
  2. Sonata for Viola and Piano -Allegro Moderato
  3. Sonata for Viola and Piano- Allegretto
  4. Sonata for Viola and Piano- Adagio
  5. Piece for Viola Alone
  6. Elegy
  7. Joycesketch II
  8. Composition for viola and Piano

Album Description

Traditional and tradition-denying music appear side by side on this recording of works for the solo viola and viola and piano, performed by one of the leading interpreters of music for the viola over the past several decades. Music by Persichetti,Shostakovich, Wolpe, Stravinsky, Schiff, Babbitt "A dichotomy between old and new in music has never made much sense to me. My ability to understand many kinds of music has been honed by my interest in many kinds of music. Participation in the history of the viola means, quite simply, keeping the instrument alive in one's own era." -John Graham Collaborating pianists: Robert Black and Thomas Muraco

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Recording Quality.......2007-02-13

Some home engineer had fun with his new equipment no doubt. Still its good that someone made the attempt to play such excellent music. How could you get such a simple microphone setup so wrong?
PARABLES - John Graham, viola
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		PARABLES - John Graham, viola

    Manufacturer: Orchard
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by PersichettiAll Works by Persichetti | Persichetti, Vincent | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by StravinskyAll Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by ShostakovichAll Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    ViolaViola | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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    ASIN: B00005V4ZE
    Release Date: 1991-12-15

    Tracks:

    1. Parable XVI - Vincent Persichetti
    2. -4. Sonata for Viola and Piano - Dmitri Shostakovich
    3. Piece for Viola Alone - Stefan Wolpe
    4. Elegy - Igor Stravinsky
    5. Joycesketch II - David Schiff
    6. Composition for Viola and Piano - Milton Babbitt

    Album Description

    Traditional and tradition-denying music appear side by side on this recording of works written for solo viola and viola and piano in the last half of the 20th Century, performed by one of the leading interpreters of contemporary music for the viola over the past several decades.

    Music Review:

    1. Piano Concerto 2 / Piano Sonata 26 (Les Adieux)
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    4. Pictures At An Exhibition
    5. Plays English Horn & Oboe Works By Britten & Haas
    6. Praeludium
    7. Puccini's Heroines: The Power of Love
    8. Puccini: La Bohème; Recital by Renata Tebaldi
    9. Rheinberger, Guilmant & Their American Pupils
    10. Romantic Classics [Import]

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