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.
Product 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]