GEMS 0039
"THE RECORDED VIOLA - THE HISTORY OF THE RECORDING OF THE WORLD'S FINEST VIOLISTS," VOLUME IV
YIZHAK SCHOTTEN, VIOLA
with Katherine Collier, Piano
Repertoire
PROKOFIEV, SERGEI (1891-1953)
Five Pieces from the Ballet Romeo and Juliet for Viola and Piano (transcribed by Borisovsky/Schotten)
I. Introduction
II. The Young Juliet
III. Dance of the Knights
IV. Death of Juliet
V. Mercutio
with Paul Silverthorne, Viola, Peter Rejto, Cello, Katherine Collier, Piano, and the Ann Arbor Sinfonietta
with Katherine Collier, Piano, Carole Terry, Harpsichord, Frank Epstein, Percussion and the Slovak Radio Orchestra - Kirk Trevor, Conductor
Viola performance of over fifty solo and tutti orchestral excerpts from twenty-three symphonic works. Commentary is provided to help in preparation of orchestral auditions.
Tertis and Primrose were the most influential violists of the 20th century. Yizhak Schotten, a protage of Primrose and "one of America's finest viola players", (STRAD Magazine) performs twenty of their viola transcriptions
with Katherine Collier, Viola and Harpsichord, Edward Parmentier and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra
