Viola Sonatas of Max Reger <br> Barbara Westphal, viola <BR> BRIDGE 9075German violinist Barbara Westphal's Bridge disc features the rarely heard sonatas of Max Reger. The Opus 49 sonatas are given on this disc their premiere recording with viola. Normally heard in clarinet, these remarkable works simultaneously stand astride the 19th and 20th centuries with both romantic and progressive tendencies in abundance. Ms. Westphal's duo partner on this disc is the American pianist, Jeffrey Swann. Barbara Westphal's remarkable

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

Lieberson’s Rilke Songs

the Jupiter Trio was awarded first prize at the Fourth Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in May of 2002

When composer and music publisher Antonio Diabelli invited a number of Viennese composers to write variations to a modest waltz theme of his own creation

“This is an astounding performance

Carter Scholz: Rhythmicon I

created by using NeXt and Silicon Graphics computers

revoicing many passages of the venerable masterpiece

Percussion Quartet and Amplified Piano [American Songbook III]

Starobin performs all of this music on a 1923 Herman Hauser guitar–a small instrument that was modeled after an early 19th century Viennese design

there is far more humanity here than the title would lead you to believe

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