Alessandro Rolla

With the present 'Idylls' Rolla, who occasionally appeared as a viola virtuose, left a charming, well-sounding little 'introductory' cycle for the viola.

Alessandro Rolla (geb. 23. April 1757 in Pavia, gest. 14. September 1841 in Mailand) war nicht nur um 1800 einer der bedeutendsten italienischen Geiger, sondern auch ein ausserordentlich fruchtbarer I...

Alessandro Rolla (geb. 23. April 1757 in Pavia, gest. 14. September 1841 in Mailand) war nicht nur um 1800 einer der bedeutendsten italienischen Geiger, sondern auch ein ausserordentlich fruchtbarer I...

After publishing the Trio No. 6 in G major some time ago as ZM 30210 ( where it is called No. 18 by mistake), we now want to continue the series of all six trios. Rolla was a violin player himself and...

After publishing the Trio No. 6 in G major some time ago as ZM 30210 ( where it is called No. 18 by mistake), we now want to continue the series of all six trios. Rolla was a violin player himself and...

Alessandro Rolla (1757 - 1841) was a violinist and in his later years loved to play the viola. Thus as a composer he was predestined to write pieces for string trio. For a short time taught violin to...

Alessandro Rolla was a viola and violin virtuoso and, in the later part of his career, a highly respected teacher of both instruments. He was also a composer, predominantly of chamber music; while the...

The technically challenging concertante element that generally predominates in Rolla's chamber music is by no means absent from these works. Its presence is limited to the outer movements of both quar...

For unaccompanied violin. Text in Spanish and English.

Original instrumentation viola + violin (BP 1030).

Rolla's contribution to this scoring genre in the heroic, brilliant key of E-flat major offers the viola a high degree of originality with moderate technical demands; repertoire-worthy.