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Programme 104 More Viola Music

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Programme 104 More Viola Music – Programme Description
In today’s programme we hear more music for that underappreciated instrument, the Viola.

This programme highlights how well the Viola combines with the Clarinet and also the Alto Voice.

Max Bruch: Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano – Numbers 2, 6, 7, and 8
Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Viola and Orchstra in D major
Johannes Brahms: Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91 - I. Gestillte Sehnsucht
Johannes Brahms: Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91- II. Geistliches Wiegenlied
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Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations Burlesques (Yankee Doodle), Op. 17
23 Jun 2025 English South Africa Music · Music History

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