A Lionel Tertis Celebration
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A Lionel Tertis Celebration
Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano), James Baillieu (piano)
[ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 22 March 2024
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Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), a great genius of the viola, is little known to today's public. Timothy Ridout pays tribute to this key figure in his instrument's history with a flamboyant programme featuring music by Tertis's friends, teachers and students alongside some of his own original works and transcriptions. A marvellous musical journey, rich in discoveries.
A tribute to Lionel Tertis.
Original works and transcriptions for viola and piano of works by Lionel Tertis (1876-1975), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), William Wolstenholme (1865-1931), Cecil Forsyth (1870-1941), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962), William Henry Reed (1876-1942), Frank BRIDGE (1879-1941), John Ireland (1879-1962), York Bowen (1884-1961), Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), and Eric Coates (1886-1957)
"rom imposing sonatas to salon bonbons, these recordings constitute a deft salute not just to Tertis the man and multifaceted musician, but also to an enduring legacy which lives on in distinguished successors - not least among them Timothy Ridout himself." BBC Music Five Stars
"All told, it's a most rewarding programme that gathers together an unusual array of ear-catching pieces in performances that present the music in its best possible light." Gramophone Award Finalist 2024 - Chamber
"Both [sonatas] are played with wonderful sensitivity and effortlessly glowing tone by Ridout, but he and his colleagues lavish just as much attention and care on the 15 smaller-scale works with which they complete the discs...Anyone who enjoys fine string playing shouldn't hesitate to sample these performances." The Guardian
