VIOLA CONFESSIONS: COMPOSERS EXPOSED (Composers/Violists)
- JS BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, in B-flat Major, BWV 1051
- Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Duet for Viola and Cello with obbligato eyeglasses, WoO 32
- Paul HINDEMITH: Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25/1
- WA MOZART: Duet for Violin and Viola in G Major, KV 423
- Niccoló PAGANINI: Terzetto Concertante, for viola, cello , and guitar
HUMOR IN MUSIC: BEYOND THE VIOLA JOKE
- Elinor ARMER (and others): Eine kleine Snailmusik, for Mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano
- Jan BACH: The Viola From ‘People of Note’, for tenor and viola
- PDQ BACH: Sonata for Viola Four Hands and harpsichord
- HINDEMITH: Minimax, Repertoire for military orchestra, for string quartet
- Lowell LIEBERMANN: Struwwelpeterlieder, Op.51, for soprano, viola, and piano
- Larry Allan SMITH: The Scrolls, A Mini-Medieval Interlude on a text by Woody Allen, for tenor, flute, clarinet, and viola
DEATH BY VIOLA. Classical Music to die for...literally
- Alan HOVAHNESS: Chahagir, for Solo viola
- Arthur BLISS: Madam Noy, for Soprano, viola, bass, flute, clarinet, bassoon, and harp
- Donald GRANTHAM: Son of Cimetière- a Voodoo mambo, for viola and piano (World Premiere)
- Benjamin BRITTEN: Lachrimae op. 48, for viola and piano
- Charles-Martin LOEFFLER: Rapsodies, for Baritone, viola, clarinet, and piano
- Michael DAUGHERTY: Viola Zombie, for two violas
QUIXOTIC QUINCUNX
- Michael HAYDN: Ave Regina for Bass-Baritone, Viola, and String Quartet
- Joaquin TURINA: Scène Andalouse for Solo Viola, String Quartet and Piano
- Stephen PAULUS: Exotic Etudes, for Solo Viola and Piano quartet
- Peter STOPSCHINSKI: Funky vla, for solo viola with guitar pick, and string quartet
- Johannes BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet op. 115, version for Solo Viola and String quartet
BRAHMS: THE STRING SEXTETS
- Johannes BRAHMS: String Sextet No.1 op.18, in B-flat major
- Johannes BRAHMS: String Sextet No.2 op. 36, in G Major
HUMOR IN MUSIC: OXYMORON NO MORE
- Paul HINDEMITH: Richard Wagner’s Overture to “The Flying Dutchman”, as played at sight by a Second-rate Concert Orchestra at the Village Well at 7o’clock in the morning, for string quartet
- Peter SCHICKELE: Viola Dreams, Quodlibet for String Quartet
- Alfred SCHNITTKE: Polka, for string quartet
- Gary SLECHTA: Condensed Concert, for string quartet
- PDQ BACH: Sonata for Viola Four Hands and harpsichord
- Lowell LIEBERMANN: Struwwelpeterlieder, Op.51, for soprano, viola, and piano
AROUND THE VIOLA IN 80 MINUTES: FOLK AND WORLD INSPIRED CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Daniel DORFF: Deep Funk, part II/ Salsa Grande for Solo Viola
- Jonathan KOLM: The Well-Traveled Viola, for Viola and Piano (World Premiere)
- Bright SHENG: The Stream Flows, for Solo Viola
- Hans SITT: Mazurka, Op.132, No.2, for Viola and Piano
- Ralph VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves, for Viola and Piano
- Constantin DIMETRESCU: Romanian Peasant Dance, Op. 15, for Viola and Piano
- Maurice RAVEL: Pièce en forme de Habanera, for Viola and Piano
- Astor PIAZZOLLA: Le Grand Tango, for Viola and Piano
- Reza VALI: Calligraphy No.5, for Solo Viola
- Luciano BERIO: Folk Songs, for Mezzo-Soprano, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, harp and percussion
PAGANINI: THE BEAUTY BEHIND THE BAD BOY
- Nicolo PAGANINI: Terzetto Concertante, for Viola, Cello and Guitar
- Nicolo PAGANINI: Quartet No.15 for Viola, Violin, Cello and Guitar
LISTENING TO PEOPLE OF NOTE: A concert of tributes and celebrations.
- Giacomo PUCCINI: Crisantemi, for string quartet
- Dan WELCHER: Tickets for a prayer wheel, for viola and baritone
- Ned ROREM: Serenade on Five English Poems, for Voice, Violin, Viola and Piano
- Philip KOPLOW: Sonata In Memoriam Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, for Viola and Piano
- Paquito d'RIVERA: Village Street, for String Quartet
HUES HEARD, SOUNDS SEEN. Music inpired by colors.
-James NORMAN: Fragmentary Blue, for 6 violas (World Premiere)
-Michael Alec ROSE: Wine dark memory, for solo viola
-Lynn JOB: Arcangelo Red, for solo viola (World Premiere)
-Joan TOWER: Wild Purple, for solo viola
-P. Kellach WADDLE: Your midnight blue lies, for solo viola (World Premiere)
-Judith BINGHAM: Fifty shades of green, for violin, viola, and cello
-Daniel ASIA: Orange, for solo viola
-Peter SCHICKELE: Monochrome, for 6 violas
THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL! The viola and the voice: A Perfect Match
- Johannes BRAHMS: Two Songs Op. 91, for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano
- Libby Larsen: Sifting through the ruins, for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano
- Russell REED: Light the lovely Candles, for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano (World Premiere)
- Frank BRIDGE: Three Songs, for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano
THE CREME DE LA CREME OF FRENCH MUSIC. A rendez-vous with you.
- Jean-Marie LECLAIR: Sonate No.2 for, for two violas
- Henri VIEUXTEMPS: Sonate in Bb Major Op.36, for viola and piano
- Reynaldo HAHN: Romanesque, for flute, viola, and piano
- Claude DEBUSSY: Sonate, for flute, viola, and harp
BACH TO THE CLASSICS. Influence, inspiration independence: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven
- JS BACH: From Cantata BWV 199 -VI. “Ich, dein betrübtes Kind” for alto, viola, and continuo
- JS BACH: From Cantata BWV 5 -III. “Ergieße dich reichlich, du göttliche Quelle” for tenor, viola, and continuo
- JS BACH: From Cantata BWV 16 -V. “Geliebter Jesu, du allein” for tenor, viola, and continuo
- JS BACH: From Mass in A BWV 234 -V. “Quoniam” for alto, viola, and continuo
- JS BACH: From Cantata BWV 213 -XI. “Ich bin deine” for tenor, alto, two violas and continuo
- WA MOZART: From Six Preludes and three part fugues K. 404a II. Adagio
- JS BACH (Trans. WA MOZART): Fugue 14 from “The Well-Tempered Clavier” BWV 883
- WA MOZART: Duet No. 1 in G Major, for violin and viola, K. 423
- Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Duet for Viola and Cello with obbligato eyeglasses, WoO 32
FLORILEGIUM is Viola By Choice's first CD. It is an emotionally and stylistically eclectic collection of exciting live performances recorded during Viola By Choice's first two seasons. The works on the album epitomize what chamber music is all about: they are lush, exotic, soulful, poignant, lyrical, passionate, virtuosic, funky, and decadent.