Partituras para instrumentos de cuerdas

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.

First complete edition of the prints of Tobias Hume in tablature with transcriptions into normal notation. These are solo works for viola da gamba ('lyra-viol') and ensemble pieces for variable instru...

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.

No virtuoso superstructure disturbs the harmonic and instrumental balance in his works conceived for the most varied instrumentations, among which our D minor Sonata is to be accorded a pleasurable pr...