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| A Portrait Of The Viola - Clarke, Swain, Et Al / Callus, Etc | |||||
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Release Date: 06/25/2002 Label: Asv Catalog #: 1130 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Rebecca Clarke, Pamela Harrison, Janetta Gould, Freda Swain Performer: Helen Callus, Robert McDonald
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Helen Callus delivers Rebecca Clarke's viola sonata with authority and impressive technical command. Throughout the opening movement (Impetuoso) she plays with greater abandon and expressive license than on other recordings I've heard, including Paul Coletti's on Hyperion. The scherzo (Vivace) is very fast indeed, but Callus retains full technical control, not always so easy in the viola's higher registers. Callus and her pianist partner Robert McDonald also find an entirely convincing solution to the most awkward section of the work, the transition from the finale's Adagio opening into the brilliant Allegro that follows. McDonald is superb here, never swamping the viola's lines despite some particularly dense chording. This new ASV account has consistently more drive and energy than Coletti's amiably relaxed version with Leslie Howard (piano), though Hyperion's sonics are fractionally warmer and more resonant. Pamela Harrison's 1946 viola sonata enters the CD catalog for the first time here. It's a bold, vigorous work, often reminiscent of Gordon Jacob or Vaughan Williams, with an abundance of clean-etched folk-style melodies. It's difficult to imagine any better case being made for this unfamiliar but attractive piece. The fillers, works by Clarke, Freda Swain, and Janetta Gould, are just as well played, and ASV's recording sounds credibly balanced and clear. --Michael Jameson, ClassicsToday.com |
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Sonata for Viola/Cello and Piano by Rebecca Clarke | ||||
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Performer:
Helen Callus (Viola),
Robert McDonald (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1919; England |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 23 Minutes 26 Secs. |
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Morpheus by Rebecca Clarke | ||||
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Performer:
Helen Callus (Viola),
Robert McDonald (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1917-1918; England |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 7 Minutes 19 Secs. |
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Lullaby for Viola and Piano no 1 by Rebecca Clarke | ||||
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Performer:
Helen Callus (Viola),
Robert McDonald (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1909; England |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs. |
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Lullaby for Viola and Piano no 2 by Rebecca Clarke | ||||
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Performer:
Robert McDonald (Piano),
Helen Callus (Viola)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1913; England |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs. |
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I'll bid my heart be still by Rebecca Clarke | ||||
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Performer:
Robert McDonald (Piano),
Helen Callus (Viola)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1944; USA |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. |
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Sonata for Viola and Piano by Pamela Harrison | ||||
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Performer:
Robert McDonald (Piano),
Helen Callus (Viola)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1946 |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 19 Minutes 25 Secs. |
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Oh Can Ye Sew Cushions by Janetta Gould | ||||
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Performer:
Helen Callus (Viola),
Robert McDonald (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1978; England |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. |
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English Reel for Viola and Piano by Freda Swain | ||||
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Performer:
Robert McDonald (Piano),
Helen Callus (Viola)
Period: 20th Century Written: by 1958; England |
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Date of Recording: 12/2001 Venue: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs. |
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