Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams c. 1920
12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century.
Suite for Viola and Orchestra.
The Suite for Viola and Orchestra by Ralph Vaughan Williams is a work in eight movements for solo viola and orchestra completed in 1934. The Suite is dedicated to violist Lionel Tertis, who premiered the work on November 12, 1934 at the Queen's Hall in London under the baton of Malcolm Sargent.
Group I
1. Prelude
2. Carol
3. Christmas Dance
Group II
1. Ballad
2. Moto Perpetuo
Group III
1. Musette
2. Polka Melancolique
3. Galop
Frederick Riddle, viola and the Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Norman Del Mar
1978