Classical Music | Music for Viola

Recorded on 09/12/2006, uploaded on 01/14/2009

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Capriccio for Solo Viola           Henry Vieuxtemps

Henri Vieuxtemps, a French violinist and composer of the 19^th century, came from a well known family of musicians. A successful virtuoso touring throughout Europe and the Americas, Vieuxtemps was famous for performing his own violin concertos, which combined technical mastery and refined compositional craft.  Vieuxtemps was also a fine violist, and wrote several works for the instrument, including a sonata for viola and piano. The Capriccio in c minor for solo viola concludes a set of six pieces originally written for unaccompanied violin written sometime between 1881 and 1887.   Eric Nowlin

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.