Sheet Music for Viola Solo

Edited from the First Edition.

Edited from the First Edition.

Edited from the First Edition.

First Edition

One of the newly discovered treasures of the Berlin Sing-Academy is the viola sonata in F major by Franz Benda, published here for the first time.

Edited from the first Edition.

Inspired by the treasure of 'European love songs', the composer created a chamber-musical enchanting finely chiseled miniature, embedded in 'contemporary sounds'.

Onslow's viola sonatas deserve to be brought back into the repertoire. Technically not overly difficult, their Biedermeier melos exudes melodiousness and esprit.

Each of the 3 viola sonatas are among the pieces from which contemporaries expected a 'profoundly exciting alternation of pain and joy, of sadness and cheerfulness'.

Onslow's 3 viola sonatas are always distinguished. They want to entertain in the most amiable way, offer dialogues on a high compositional level.

The beautiful-sounding concerto with its clear formal structure and the energetic ductus of the viola part, which also makes only modest technical demands, leaves no doubt on stylistic grounds about t...

Edited from the original edition. 1: G major; 2: e minor; 3: D major; 4: d minor; 5: A-flat majorr; 6: F major

Cadenzas by Winfried Michel. It is easy to praise the F major concerto: captivating, beguiling, enchanting Í this jewel of viola literature deserves every delightful attribute. The three-part Allegro,...

Edited from the autograph.