The London Viola Sound

The London Viola Orchestra (Artist), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer), Billy Strayhorn (Composer), Kurt Weill (Composer), Burt Bacharach (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Percy Grainger (Composer), Geoffrey Simon (Conductor), Kevin Rundell (Performer), Adrian Bending (Performer), Viola Section Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Performer), Viola Section BBC Symphony Orchestra (Performer), English National Opera Orchestra (Performer), Viola Section London Philharmonic (Performer), Ruth Faber (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Kevin Rundell, Adrian Bending, Viola Section Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Viola Section BBC Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera Orchestra, et al.
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Composer: Sergey Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Dmitry Shostakovich, Billy Strayhorn, Kurt Weill, et al.
• Audio CD (November 20, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cala
• ASIN: B00000FDJ5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,655 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Violins and 'celli. Who needs 'em??, August 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The London Viola Sound (Audio CD)

A delightful exercise in orchestration, this recording features 48 violas from the major London orchestras in numbers ranging from Gershwhin to Bacharach to Faure. With the exception of some percussion here and there, a harp and the occasional string bass, these selections are NOTHING but violas.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of large group viola, July 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The London Viola Sound (Audio CD)

This is a most unique collection of works. The mellow but sonorous sound that is unique to the viola is amplified 48 times - nothing else does tribute to the viola like this recording. This is the BEST recording for viola that I've ever heard!