The two Brahms Sonatas for Viola and Piano are unquestionably two of the greatest chamber works for viola. Here we have the addition of a great arrangement for viola and piano of the Brahms Sonata for Cello & Piano in E minor, Op. 38. Violinist Manchin Zhang and pianist Albert Tiu are ideal performers for this literature. Zhang Manchin is Principal Violist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. She was formerly the first Asian player and youngest member in the history of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) when she was appointed Assistant Principal Viola by music director Neeme JÃ¤rvi in 1994. Zhang has worked closely with conductors and soloists such as Claudio Abbado, Lorin Mazel, Simon Rattle, Zubin Metha, Michael Tilson Thomas Isaac Stern Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman Gil Shaham, Midori, and Emanuel Ax. During her tenure at the DSO, she was a resident artist at the Interlochen Center for the Arts a member of the DSO Chamber Music Ensemble and DSO String Quartet, and a participant and performer of the Chamber Music Festival at Blue Lake in Great Michigan area. Albert Tiu is the Associate Professor of Piano at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore, he studied with Jerome Lowenthal at the Juilliard School, with Michael Lewin at Boston Conservatory, and with Nita Abrogar-Quinto and Nelly Castro in the Philippines. A recipient of Juilliard's William Petschek Award and a prizewinner of competitions in Calgary (Honens), Helsinki (Maj Lind) and Santander (Paloma O'Shea), he won the First Prize and two concerto prizes in the 1996 UNISA International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa.

Tracklist:

Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Version For Viola & Piano): I. Allegro Appassionato
Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Version For Viola & Piano): II. Andante Un Poco Adagio
Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Version For Viola & Piano): III. Allegretto Grazioso
Clarinet Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (Version For Viola & Piano): IV. Vivace
Clarinet Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Version For Viola & Piano): I. Allegro Amabile
Clarinet Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Version For Viola & Piano): II. Allegro Appasionato
Clarinet Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2 (Version For Viola & Piano): III. Andante Con Moto
Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 (Arr. For Viola & Piano): I. Allegro Non Troppo
Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 (Arr. For Viola & Piano): II. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto
Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38 (Arr. For Viola & Piano): III. Allegro

UPC: 044747368627
Label: Centaur
Release Date: 3.20.20
Format: CD

Brahms / Zhang / Tiu - Viola Sonatas (CD)