Composer: Edwin York Bowen, Benjamin Britten, Imogen Holst
Performer: Yue Yu, Jeffrey Armstrong, Anthony Hewitt
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574150
Release: 2022
Size: 1.33 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bowen: Serious Dance Op. 51
01. No. 2
Bowen: Nocturne & concert allegro, Op. 21
02. No. 2, Allegro de concert
Holst: Easy Pieces for Viola & Piano
03. No. 1, Timothy’s Trot
04. No. 2, A Farewell
05. No. 3, Mill-Field
06. No. 4, Jenny is Dancing
Britten: Suite Op. 6
07. V. Waltz. Alla valse, vivace e rubato
Bowen: Duos for Violin & Viola
08. No. 1, Poco lento
09. No. 2, Allegro vigoroso
10. No. 3, Presto leggiero
11. Bowen: Romance in A Major, Op. 21 No. 1
Holst: Duo for Viola and Piano
12. I. Allegro molto
13. II. Poco lento
14. III. Vivace
15. Bowen: Romance in D flat major
16. Bowen: Melody for the G string, Op. 47
17. Bowen: Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 149
An accomplished horn and viola player, York Bowen is said to have preferred the tone of the viola to the violin. Inspired by the virtuosity and vibrato style of the distinguished violist Lionel Tertis, Bowen wrote several works for him and became his accompanist. Bowen’s subtle shifts of key and heartfelt melodies are well in evidence here, including the powerful and poised Rhapsody, Op. 149, considered to be one of his most important works. Gustav Holst’s daughter Imogen is represented here by the open-air freshness of her Four Easy Pieces and the terse, laconic narrative of her Duo for Viola and Piano. Britten’s spiky Waltz is full of 1930s wit.