Viola repertoire

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This article lists notable compositions within the viola repertoire. The list includes works in which the viola is a featured instrument (i.e., viola solos, concertos, viola and piano duos, etc.). The list is ordered by composer surname.

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A

Unearth, Release (2016)
Sonata in B minor for cello (or violin, or viola, or horn) and piano, Op. 27 (1925)

B

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 (1721)
Concerto for viola and orchestra in A minor, Sz. 120, BB 128 (1945)
Serenade in D major for flute, violin and viola, Op. 25 (1795)
Sequenza VI for solo viola (1967)
Harold en Italie , symphony for orchestra with viola obbligato, Op. 16, H. 68 (1834)
Suite Hébraïque for viola and piano or orchestra (1951)
Sonata No. 1 in F minor for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 1 (1894)
Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 2 (1894)
Two Songs for voice, viola and piano, Op. 91 (1884)
Concerto for Clarinet, Viola, and Orchestra, Op. 88 (1911)
Romanze for Viola, and Orchestra, Op. 84 [1]

C

Concerto in B minor (1924) (attributed to George Frideric Handel) [2]
Concerto in D major (1931) (attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach)
Concerto in C minor (1947) (attributed to Johann Christian Bach)
Morpheus for viola and piano (1917)
Sonata for viola and piano (1919)

D

Sonata for flute, viola and harp, L. 137 (1915)

E

Canto Popolare for viola and piano (1904)

G

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1943)

H

Concerto for viola and orchestra (2015)
Sonata in F for viola and piano, Op. 11 No. 4 (1919)
Kammermusik No. 5 for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 36 No. 4 (1927)
Der Schwanendreher for viola and small orchestra (1935)
Trauermusik for viola and orchestra (1936)

I

Concerto N1 for viola and orchestra, Op.7 (2004)
Three Romances for Viola, Strings and Harp Op.22 (2009)

L

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1992)
Viola sonata for solo viola (1994)

M

Concerto for viola and orchestra (2013)
Viola sonata in C minor, MWV Q 14 (1824)
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for violin, viola and orchestra, K. 364 (K. 320d) (1779)
Duo No. 1 in G major for violin and viola, K. 423 (1783)
Duo No. 2 in B-flat major for violin and viola, K. 424 (1783)
Kegelstatt Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, viola and piano, K. 498 (1786)
Concerto for viola and orchestra (2014)

P

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1957)

S

Concerto for viola and orchestra (1985)

• Monologue for viola and strings (1989) • Concerto for viola and small orchestra (1997)

Märchenbilder for viola and piano, Op. 113 (1851)
Märchenerzählungen for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 132 (1853)
Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 147 (1975)
Concerto for viola in D major, Op. 1 (c. 1774) [3]

T

A String around Autumn for viola and orchestra (1989)
Concerto in G Major for viola and orchestra, TWV 51:G9
Concerto in G major for 2 violas and string orchestra, TWV 52:G3

V

Sonata in B-flat major for viola and piano, Op. 36 (1862)

W

Flos Campi for viola, wordless chorus, and small orchestra (1925)
Four Hymns for tenor, viola, and string orchestra (1914)
Romance for viola and piano (c. 1914)
Six Studies in English Folk Song for cello or viola and piano (1926)
Suite for viola and small orchestra (1933–1934)
Viola Concerto in A minor (1928–1929)
Four Epigraphs after Escher , Op. 35, for viola, heckelphone and piano (1993)
Sonata ebraica for viola and piano (2013)
Ulysses Awakes for viola and ten strings (1989)

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References

  1. Bynog 2020, p. 90.
  2. Bynog 2020, p. 93–96.
  3. Gee, Constance Whitman (2001). The Viola Concerti Of The Stamitz Family: A Performance Project Including Concerto In G Major By Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Concerto Number One In B -flat Major, Concerto Number Three In G Major And Concerto Number Four In D Major By Anton Stamitz (1750–after 1796), Concerto Number One In D Major And Concerto Number Two In A Major By Carl Stamitz (1745–1801) (DMA dissertation). University of Maryland. p. 43. OCLC   49933521.

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