Viola Workshop 14 May 2011

Tutor Robin Ireland




Photos: Jack Littlewood

• Viola ensembles 

Bach arr. Ross Cohen - Contrapunctus VII
Gabrieli - Sonata pian'e forte for double viola quartet
Bartok - Duo 41
Vivaldi - Concerto for 4 violas, 3rd and 4th movements        
Ravel arr. Ross Cohen- Pavane pour un Infante defunte
Brahms trans. Simon Rowland-Jones - Andante from Sextet No 1
Irish Variations - Rolling on the Ryegrass

                 

• Masterclasses

        Eileen Smith - Rachmaninov Vocalise

                        Katti von Colson - Hoffmeister Concerto for Viola, 1st movt         

                                         Isabel Stoppani-Lawless - Schubert Arpeggione Sonata, 2nd & 3rd movts      

• Comparing different recordings - Bach Brandenburg No 6

• Session: off the string bowing

• Untutored viola ensemble playing in small groups

• 5.00-5.45pm informal recital by Robin with Jack Littlewood (piano). 

J.S. Bach - Suite No 2 in D minor
Schubert - Sonatina Op. 137 No 2          
Robin Ireland - Etude No 2        
Brahms - Sonata in F minor, 1st movement