New Music for Viola

Genre : Classical 

Catalogue: Phasma-Music 082

UPC:  731093480638

Recording, editing, mastering:  Viktor Kisten
recorded in Autumn 2023, in Minsk, Belarus

recording place: St. Trinity (St. Roch) Church 

production management: Iwona Glinka

front cover and  graphic design: Michail Travlos

premiere:  March 26, 2024.

Aleksandra Ivanova, viola 

Diana Gontarenko, flute (tracks 12-14)

Nikita Petrov, soprano saxophone (track 6)

Aleksandra Ivanova’s solo album NEW MUSIC FOR VIOLA features a selection of music for unacccompanied viola and two duo with flute and saxophone, repectively by nine living composers: Scott Brickman, Jerome de Bromhead, Whitman Brown, Aris Carastathis, David Drexler, Robert Herschbach, José Jesus de Azevedo Souza, Greg A Steinke and Alan Terricciano.

Prduct details:

Scott Brickman 

Suite for solo viola

01. I.  Prelude  [01:59]

02. II. Skamba Skamba kankliai  [02:27]

03. III. Largo Lyrico  [02:07]

04. IV. Moto Perpetuo  [02:26]

Jerome de Bromhead

05. The Silver Apples of the Moon for solo viola  [05:33]

Whitman Brown

06. right sides for soprano saxophone and viola  [11:38]

Aris Carastathis 

07. Red Moon for solo viola  [07:14]

David Drexler

08. Improvisation for solo viola  [04:37]

Robert Herschbach

09. Meditation for solo viola  [04:11]

José Jesus de Azevedo Souza

10. Jigsaw for solo viola  [04:39]

Greg A Steinke

Van Gogh VIGNETTES (Image Music XXII-B) version for flute and viola

11. I. The Potato Eaters, 1885  [02:36]

12. II. Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 1888  [01:42]

13. III. Starry Night, 1889  [03:27]

14. IV. Wheatfield with Crows, 1890  [01:35]

Alan Terricciano

Gallatin River Prayerbook for solo viola

15. 1. Lone Mountain  [02:04]

16. 2. Aspens  [02:11]

17. 3. Angler's Meditation  [02:12]

18. 4. Yellowstone Elegy  [02:49]

19. 5. Tinsley Homestead (a celebration)  [04:08]

20. Candle Dances for solo viola   [07:51]

Total time: [78:14]