Instrumental, Viola Solos
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This is an album that proclaims the viola as a distinctive, individual solo instrument, ideally served here by its skilled interpreter...this [Bach] Chaconne seems to sum up Ridout's whole approach... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st February 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Recording of the Month
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2025, Young Talent of the Year
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Instrumental
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Winner - Instrumental
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Walton & Rubbra - Viola Concertos
RecommendedLawrence Power (viola)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
…Lawrence Power's… playing is stunningly precise, crisply articulated and beautifully projected, with no hint of the little scrambles and occasionally pinched tone that beset even quite famous... —
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Building a Library, November 2007, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Concerto
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Building a Library, March 2023, Recommended Recording
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Music of Elliott Carter - Vol 8
Martin Owen (horn), Leigh Melrose (baritone), Rolf Schulte (violin) & Fred Sherry (cello), William Purvis (horn), Peter Kolkay (bassoon), Jon Nelson (trumpet), Donald Palma (contrabass), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), Simon Boyar (marimba), Charles Neidich (clarinet), Lucy Shelton (soprano) & Charles...
Textures are pared down to their essence, a quality exemplified in the abundance of perfectly turned little miniatures for one or two instruments...All these things, whether tiny and serene... —
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Contemporary
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Building a Library, April 2004, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - 20th-Century Instrumental
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Special offer. Saariaho: Chamber Works for Strings, Vol. 1
Minna Pensola (violin), Anna Laakso (piano), Atte Kilpelainen (viola), Marko Myohanen (electronics), Antti Tikkanen (violin), Tomas Djupsjobacka (cello), Kaija Saariaho (electronics)
Meta4
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Impressive immersion in astringent and unconventional unaccompanied sonatas…heartily recommended to the ever growing group of Weinberg enthusiasts. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Solo Music
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Special offer. Dan Visconti: Lonesome Roads
Scharoun Ensemble Berlin (members of the Berlin Philharmonic) & Horszowski Trio, Michael Hasel
[Lonesome Roads] packs a strong rhythmic charge, and there are bottleneck guitar evocations, interesting rock-influenced elements - especially rhythmic ones - and little wispy whistles and minimalist... —
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Saltarello
Garth Knox (fiddle, viola, viola d'amore), Agnès Vesterman (cello) & Sylvain Lemêtre (percussion)
Bringing all this music seamlessly together are the remarkable sonic possibilities offered by the combination of cello and viola or viola d'amore. A fiddle and electronics are added for good... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Editor's Choice
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There isn't a single dud item here...Jones's playing of both instruments enthrals. His viola tone is different from the turbocharged massiveness of many of today's soloists; instead he searches... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, Chamber Choice
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