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The great Scottish violist William Primrose revolutionised the playing of his instrument through both his virtuosity and the myriad colours he could evoke. Fully the equal of his colleagues Heifetz and Feuermann, he recorded a number of concertos and sonatas. However he also committed a substantial number of shorter pieces to disc, from Chopin and Dvořák to Kreisler and Arthur Benjamin. They reveal his lustrous, vibrant sound in some of the most beautiful pieces in the repertory. Two feature the great singer Marian Anderson. There are also two pieces from 1927 in which Primrose plays his first instrument, the violin. This is the first of two volumes.
Fritz Kreisler: Allegretto in the style of Boccherini (arr. for viola and piano)
Allegretto in the style of Boccherini (arr. for viola and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Zigeunermelodien, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4. Als die alte Mutter (Songs my Mother Taught Me) (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
Zigeunermelodien, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4. Als die alte Mutter (Songs my Mother Taught Me) (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
Antonin Dvorak: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7 in G flat major (arr. E. De Luca for viola and orchestra)
8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7 in G flat major (arr. E. De Luca for viola and orchestra)
Jules Massenet: Elegie (arr. for voice, viola and piano)
Elegie (arr. for voice, viola and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Liebesfreud (arr. for viola and piano)
Liebesfreud (arr. for viola and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid (arr. for viola and piano)
Liebesleid (arr. for viola and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani (arr. for viola and piano)
Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani (arr. for viola and piano)
Traditional: Londonderry Air (arr. P. Hughes for viola and harp)
Londonderry Air (arr. P. Hughes for viola and harp)
Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 (arr. P. Sarasate for violin and piano)
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 (arr. P. Sarasate for violin and piano)
August Wilhelmj: Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (arr. A. Wilhelmj for viola and harp)
Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (arr. A. Wilhelmj for viola and harp)
Fritz Kreisler: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None but the Lonely Heart (arr. W. Primrose for viola and piano)
6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None but the Lonely Heart (arr. W. Primrose for viola and piano)
Sergei Rachmaninov: 6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 4. In the Silence of the Night (arr. for voice, viola and piano)
6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 4. In the Silence of the Night (arr. for voice, viola and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Solfeggio in C minor, Wq. 117/2, H. 220 (arr. W. Primrose for viola and piano)
Solfeggio in C minor, Wq. 117/2, H. 220 (arr. W. Primrose for viola and piano)
Fritz Kreisler: Les fetes d'Hebe: Tambourin (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
Les fetes d'Hebe: Tambourin (arr. F. Kreisler for viola and piano)
Arthur Benjamin: 2 Jamaican Pieces: No. 2. Jamaican Rumba (arr. for viola and piano)
2 Jamaican Pieces: No. 2. Jamaican Rumba (arr. for viola and piano)
Arthur Benjamin: 2 Jamaican Street Songs (arr. for viola and piano)
No. 1. Mattie Rag
No. 2. Cookie
Arthur Benjamin: From San Domingo (arr. for viola and piano)
From San Domingo (arr. for viola and piano)
Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan (arr. for viola and piano)
Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan (arr. for viola and piano)
Allegretto in the style of Boccherini (arr. for viola and piano)